top notch
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3.6
- adjective
- Informal
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de primera
- The restaurant is known for its top-notch service and delicious food.
And this is top notch, top tier content.
- And this is top notch, top tier content.
- So my guest today is a real deal top notch, well known matchmaker.
- Do all the things that can keep your immune system top notch.
- Quality is top notch, looks really cool, loads of texture, corduroy, pockets.
- You know, I feel like everything we have here is, is top notch, right?
- I mean, it was pretty good, honestly, but it wasn't top notch, you know, I just felt a little glitchy.
- Their their, their clearinghouse I think is actually top notch.
Examples
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I know this may be obvious, but the variety is top-notch and so unique.
Blog text (4) -
Our security system is top-notch.
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A secure home for your family, a top-notch education for your children...
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You are trying to come up with top-notch ideas for your information product.
Blog text (3) -
Everything here is absolutely top-notch, from what he's seen.
Fiction book (1997) -
Communication is such an important aspect of being a top-notch agency PPC manager.
Blog text (13) -
The search for evidence of past life on Mars, for instance, will require top-notch biologists.
Academic text (2004) -
These guys make top-notch pinot and chardonnay.
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Your skills with English are as top-notch as your analysis of one of Java's main downsides.
Blog text (19) -
Tiny, but top notch.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
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3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
111
3.5
Of very high quality and extremely good
82
3.4
Very high in quality and among the best in the world
77
7.5
Very good and impressive at a skill
68
2.7
Very good and done with care
49
3.8
Very high quality or done very well
49
3.4
Of the highest quality and very good
16
7.8
Very good and of high quality
14
4.4
Very high quality and among the best
9
3.9
Of very good quality for important uses
9
3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
9
6.2
Of very high quality and among the best in its field
8
3.7
Very good quality and better than most others
5
4.4
A person or work that shows very good skill
4
7.9
Very good and impressive
4
8.0
The best example of its kind
4
3.9
A product that has very high quality and is often the most expensive option
4
4.3
Clearly better than others in quality or style
3
8.1
Very good or excellent
3
3.7
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
1
9.9
Very good in quality and performance
1
4.2
Only top quality is acceptable
1
5.2
In very good or perfect condition
1
9.9
Very good and of the highest quality
Very good and the best in quality
Very good and of high quality
Very good and carefully chosen
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
top + notch
The meaning 'of the highest quality' is directly derivable from 'top' (highest) combined with 'notch' (a level or degree), so the phrase denotes the highest level. This compositional ranking is straightforward and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The adjective top notch probably comes from the idea of a 'notch' as a mark or step on a scale; being on the top notch is the highest mark. That's why the phrase means 'excellent'.