Synonyms for top
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Peak — the highest or uppermost part of something. The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost
peak, summit, pinnacle, apex, height, surface, acme, prime, tip-top, first-rate, vertex, extreme, superlative, zenith, meridian, spire, climax, elevation, culmination, culmen, overside
3. Dom — A dominant partner in a sadomasochistic relationship or roleplay. A dominant partner in a sexual relationship
4. Spinning top
spinning top, whirligig, teetotum rare
Other
upper side, round top, cover, big top, dome, upside informal, dominant, pitcher informal US, head vulgar, ragtop informal rare, coverlid rare, assfucker vulgar slang US CA, arsefucker UK
Verb
1. Best — to excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed
best, exceed, better, out-do, surpass, trump, go past, excel, beat, overtop, transcend, outshine, overshadow, outstrip, surmount, prevail, eclipse, overstep, overbear, pass dated
2. End — to murder or execute
end, take out, wipe out, stiff, do in, waste, kill, murder, slay, slaughter
Adjective
Adverb
Definitions
- n. 1
The highest or uppermost part of something. The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.
We flipped the machine onto its top.
- v. 1
To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.
- adj. 1
Situated on the top of something.
- adv. 1
Best, highest.
This is the top-performing school in the area.
Related words
- Word family
- top-class top-drawer top-end top-flight top-grade top-hatted top-level top-notch
- Phrases
- blow one's top top dog top off top hat carrot top silver top top out top banana
- Is a kind of
- flavor table
Forms
- Plural
- tops → peaks, summits, pinnacles, apexes…
- Past participle
- topped
e.g. topped → bested, exceeded, bettered, out-done…
Example sentences
- peak How far did the Roman Empire stretch at its peak?
- apex The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
- pinnacle Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.
By length
- 3 letters
- end1, tip1, cap1, dom1
- 4 letters
- best1, head1, lead1, kill1, beat1, pass1, peak1, dome1, apex2, slay1, acme2
- 5 letters
- first1, clear1, cover2, trump1, prime1, waste1, crown1, stiff1, pinch1, excel2, crest1, spire1, domme, toppy
- 6 letters
- better2, murder2, active2, height1, summit2, upside2, exceed2, climax2, vertex2, zenith2, apical3, upmost, culmen, ragtop2
- 7 letters
- surface2, extreme2, pitcher2, eclipse2, prevail2, surpass2, overtop
- 8 letters
- dominant3, foremost2, pinnacle3, meridian4, outshine2, overstep3, outstrip2, surmount2, overbear, overside, teetotum, coverlid
- 9 letters
- excellent3, elevation4, slaughter2, transcend2, uppermost3, whirligig, assfucker
- 10 letters
- overshadow4, dominatrix, arsefucker
- 11 letters
- culmination4, superlative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dessus
- Deutsch
- Oberfläche