Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🍕 A food layer 🌟 Excellent
topping

topping

1 6.9
Very good and of high quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɑpɪŋ/
  • Archaic
: estupendo (informal, arcaico, UK)
  • The restaurant is known for its topping quality ingredients, ensuring every dish is exceptional.

Examples

  • She praised the topping service at the hotel, highlighting its excellence and attention to detail.

  • After trying the new model, I can confidently say that it is truly topping in performance.

  • It's really top of the line and it's all metal.

  • How much does like a top of the line speaker system cost?

  • It's not bad, but it's not my top tier favorite.

  • And this is top notch, top tier content.

  • Beautiful, unscented, elegantly packaged and top top quality.

  • So I love my eggs by the way, guys, you know, my poached eggs are definitely like top notch and people have asked me about them.

  • Even the little details are top tier, like they're deployable clasp, no pressing about with cheap buckles.

Synonyms

great
vstopping
∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

is the stricter label for topmost quality rather than general goodness
super
vstopping
  • Informal
∞ 3.5

Very, showing strong feeling or excellent quality

is the neutral formal description for highest quality rather than slang
excellent
vstopping
∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is about highest quality or overall standard rather than single aspects
outstanding
vstopping
241 3.4

Much better than most others in skill or quality

is a broader top quality label without focusing on noticeability or importance
superb
vstopping
111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

is a plain label for top quality without extra intensity
mean
vstopping
  • Slang
71 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is the standard neutral phrase for top quality rather than colloquial use
top notch
vstopping
  • Informal
51 3.6

Of the highest quality and better than most similar things

keeps the meaning of highest quality rather than focusing on form
first-rate
vstopping
45 3.8

Very high quality or done very well

is the basic description of highest standard without that formal tone
top of the line
vstopping
38 3.9

A product that has very high quality and is often the most expensive option

is the simple expression of highest quality beyond market context
top-notch
vstopping
36 4.4

Very high quality and among the best

is the simple general term for that same top quality
tops
vstopping
  • Informal
21 7.8

Very good and the best in quality

is the main neutral term for top quality rather than informal use
bang-up
vstopping
  • Informal
16 7.8

Very good and of high quality

is the plain standard label rather than the informal slang expression
top-quality
vstopping
14 3.8

Very high quality and lasts a long time

is the broader label for the same overall excellent standard
super-duper
vstopping
  • Informal
11 7.9

Very good and impressive

is the straightforward quality label rather than playful intensification
tip-top
vstopping
  • Informal
10 6.2

In the very best condition and working very well

is the unmarked term for the same idea without spelling focus
top-flight
vstopping
8 6.2

Of very high quality and among the best in its field

is the general phrase for top quality without category emphasis
superlative
vstopping
8 4.6

Of the highest quality

is the ordinary highest quality label without the sense of surpassing all
topnotch
vstopping
  • Informal
6 5.4

Of the best quality

is the standard hyphenated or spaced expression for the same meaning
tiptop
vstopping
4 5.2

In very good or perfect condition

is used more generally to name top quality rather than condition
top-grade
vstopping
4 3.7

Of the highest quality, better than others like it

is the general word for highest quality rather than a grading term
select
vstopping
  • Formal
3 3.7

Very good quality and better than most others

is the general top quality term rather than implying selection or choice
surpassing
vstopping
2 5.8

Far better than what is usual or expected

is the basic highest quality idea rather than stressing comparison
jim-dandy
vstopping
  • Archaic
2 9.9

Very good in quality and performance

is the neutral modern term for the same excellent meaning
top-hole
vstopping
  • UK
1 9.9

Very good and of the highest quality

is the neutral entry for highest quality without jocular coloring

Antonyms

mediocre
94 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

inferior
70 3.7

Not as good in quality as something else

Compounds

chart-topping
4 4.1

A song or album that reaches number one in the music charts

nut topping
1 2.2

A layer of chopped nuts used to add flavor and crunch to food

breadcrumb topping
1 3.4

A crunchy layer of breadcrumbs mixed with butter on top of a baked dish

How Good

topping
  • Archaic
1 6.9
superb
111 3.5
excellent
∞ 1.0
good
∞ 1.0
decent
526 2.3
mediocre
94 4.8

Surface Forms

topping positive

Morphology

topping = top (semi-transparent) = top + ing

Formally 'top' + '-ing' suggests 'having top quality', but the colloquial adjectival meaning 'excellent' is idiomatic and dialectal, so the relation is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Topping as an adjective comes from top ('the highest' or 'best'), so to call something topping is a friendly, older way to say it is very good or of the highest quality.