topnotch

or top-notch

[ top-noch ]

/ ˈtɒpˈnɒtʃ /

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adjective

first-rate: a topnotch job.

Nearby words

topmast, topmaul, topminnow, topmost, topneck, topnotch, topo, topo-, topoanesthesia, topochemistry, topog.

Origin of topnotch

First recorded in 1820–30; top¹ + notch

SYNONYMS FOR topnotch

outstanding, notable, superior.

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Examples from the Web for top-notch

And from the start, with top-notch production values certainly upgraded from a “YouTube video,” Alpha House did.
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With top-notch designers, developers, and producers, they can even transform their own platforms.
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Besides, he was left-handed, and top-notch left-handed golfers are almost as rare as left-handed catchers.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His pedigree is top-notch, but his political experience still green.
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Even the presenters, with the exceptions of Efron and Travolta, were top-notch.
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In order to get past that kind of equipment, you have to be a top-notch scientist—and one that can do better at a top-notch job.
Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace
I could paddle at top-notch speed all night long for what's ahead of us.
The Chief of the Ranges|H. A. Cody
Couldn't be done till the spring here was wound up to the top-notch.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns|Halsey Davidson
His cheeks were hollow, as like most of the top-notch aviators he had had his teeth pulled out.
The Red Watch|J. A. Currie
There was never any trouble in booking it at the top-notch price.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for top-notch

top-notch

/ (ˈtɒpˈnɒtʃ) /

adjective

informal excellent; superb

Derived Forms

top-notcher, noun

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