Phrase guide

top notch

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very good; of the highest level or quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The award may be given to anybody who consistently writes top notch content.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excellent, top shelf

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: първокласен (pǎrvoklasen) — of the highest quality
  • Bulgarian: превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) — of the highest quality
  • Bulgarian: първокачествен (pǎrvokačestven) — of the highest quality
  • Bulgarian: първоразреден (pǎrvorazreden) — of the highest quality
  • French: de premier ordre — of the highest quality
  • French: excellent — of the highest quality
  • French: haut de gamme — of the highest quality
  • German: erstklassig — of the highest quality
  • German: exzellent — of the highest quality
  • Hungarian: első osztályú — of the highest quality
  • Hungarian: príma — of the highest quality
  • Polish: bajerancki — of the highest quality
  • Polish: pierwszorzędny — of the highest quality
  • Portuguese: excelente — of the highest quality
  • Russian: первокла́ссный (pervoklássnyj) — of the highest quality
  • Spanish: de primera clase — of the highest quality
  • Spanish: de primera — of the highest quality
  • Spanish: fontal — of the highest quality
  • Spanish: de fénix — of the highest quality
  • Spanish: de primera categoría — of the highest quality