Another word for top
top
modif.
top
n.
The uppermost portion
peak, summit, crown, head, crest, tip, apex, cap, crowning point, acme, headpiece, capital, pinnacle, zenith, consummation, spire, knap, finial; see also height 1.
Antonyms bottom*, lower end, nadir.
A cover
A spinning toy
spinner, peg top, whipping top, musical top, whistling top, teetotum, put-and-take top, dreidel; see also toy 1.
*The leader
lose one's temper, become angry, be enraged; see rage 1.
speaking offhand, chatting, casually, off the cuff; see extemporaneous.
prosperous, thriving, superior, at the top; see successful.
top
v.
To remove the top
prune, lop off, trim, cut off, decapitate, scrape off, pare down, shave off, amputate, file off, pollard, truncate, shear; see also cut 1.
To exceed
better, beat, excel, surpass, go beyond, overrun; see also exceed.
Antonyms approach*, approximate, come near to.
To apply topping
cover, dye, roof, superimpose, spread over, hood, cloak, screen, protect, reinforce, clothe, coat; see also paint 2.
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Another word for top
The highest point:
apex, cap, crest, crown, height, peak, roof, summit, vertex. See highThe outer layer of an object:
face, surface. See surfaceThe highest point or state:
acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith. (Informal) payoff. (Medicine) fastigium. See highThe greatest quantity or highest degree attainable:
maximum, outside, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. Idiom: ne plus ultra. See high, limitedThe superlative or most preferable part of something:
best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elite, flower, pick, prize1. Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch (or crop). See better
Of, being, located at, or forming the top:
highest, loftiest, topmost, upmost, uppermost. See highGreatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained:
maximal, maximum, topmost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. See high, limitedExceptionally good of its kind:
ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop. (Informal) A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. (Slang) boss. (Chiefly British) tophole. See goodPreeminent in rank or position:
highest, top-drawer. See overMost important, influential, or significant:
capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, leading, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal. See important
To put a topping on:
cap, crown, top off. See over, put onTo be greater or better than:
best, better1, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, transcend. (Informal) beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See bigTo reach or bring to a climax.
Off or out: cap, climax, crest, crown, culminate, peak. See excite
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"top." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/top>.
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top. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/top
