top-flight
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6.2
- adjective
- /ˈtɑpˌflaɪt/
- Tyler, Stone is a top-flight firm, and I think neither company wanted to lose that expertise.
- top-flight quarterback
- top-flight talent
- top-flight player
Examples
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Austin's also the biggest U.S. city home to a top-flight research university that doesn't have a medical school.
Blog text (4) -
Maybe Halliburton's strategy of showing off what a top-flight services company can do will pay off in the next decade.
Academic text (2007) -
It's got lots of top-flight goods.
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A top-flight military school, and it's only eight hours away.
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All the players on the globe want to play in a top-flight European league anyway.
Blog text (25) -
With my new wealth, I can train with the best coaches in the top-flight facilities.
Fiction book (1995) -
Apple now needs to hire, keep, and manage, forever and consistently, a top-flight research and execution group.
Blog text (31) -
He's a top-flight criminal lawyer.
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The students attending top-flight universities were also a new breed.
Academic text (1995) -
He is regarded as a top-flight chef known for his innovative dishes and exquisite flavors.
Synonyms
218
4.5
Among the best or most skilled in a group
209
3.4
Of the highest quality and very good
154
2.7
Very good and done with care
153
3.4
Very high in quality and among the best in the world
111
3.5
Of very high quality and extremely good
71
7.5
Very good and impressive at a skill
64
4.5
Most important or best in a group of similar things
51
3.6
Of the highest quality and better than most similar things
45
3.8
Very high quality or done very well
38
3.9
A product that has very high quality and is often the most expensive option
36
4.4
Very high quality and among the best
21
7.8
Very good and the best in quality
19
3.9
Of very good quality for important uses
14
3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
11
5.4
Of very high quality and chosen as the best
11
7.9
Very good and impressive
8
4.6
Of the highest quality
6
5.4
Of the best quality
4
3.7
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
3
3.7
Very good quality and better than most others
1
9.9
Very good and of the highest quality
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Top-flight joins top ('highest') with flight (think of birds or athletes 'flying' high). A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone 'flying at the highest level', so top-flight means 'among the best' or of the highest quality.