Synonyms for top
tɒptop

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1. topnoun

   Synonyms:
   first

2. topadverb

   Antonyms:
   bottom

3. topnoun

   To cover on the top or with a top.

   I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.

   Synonyms:
   first

   Antonyms:
   bottom, base, underside

4. topverb

   To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

   Headings appear at the tops of pages. Or, Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.

   Synonyms:
   head

   Antonyms:
   foot

5. topnoun

   A lid, cap or cover of a container.

   Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.

   Synonyms:
   exceed, beat, best, cover, outdo, trump, excel, better, worst, lid, cap, surpass

6. topnoun

   To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

   Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.

   Antonyms:
   bottom

7. topnoun

   Antonyms:
   bottom

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1. top

   Synonyms:
   apex, head, culmination, extreme, summit

   Antonyms:
   foot, bottom, root, base tail

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1. topnoun

   the upper part of anything

   "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom of the inning, bottom

2. top, top side, upper side, upsidenoun

   the highest or uppermost side of anything

   "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom, bottom of the inning

3. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summitnoun

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

   "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

   Synonyms:
   wind, hint, top of the inning, cap, bloom, heyday, diadem, efflorescence, treetop, bakshis, teetotum, pate, crown, upper side, backsheesh, visor, confidential information, crest, round top, circus tent, peak, poll, elevation, point, pourboire, upside, lead, vizor, prime, big top, baksheesh, apex, steer, pennant, eyeshade, bill, extremum, top side, whirligig, bakshish, meridian, blossom, acme, gratuity, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, spinning top, summit meeting, jacket crown, superlative, jacket, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, crownwork, height

   Antonyms:
   bottom, bottom of the inning

4. top, top of the inningnoun

   the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

   "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom, bottom of the inning

5. acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, topnoun

   the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

   "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

   Synonyms:
   top of the inning, bloom, heyday, efflorescence, blossom, teetotum, crown, upper side, aggrandisement, visor, aggrandizement, crest, line of longitude, lift, peak, stature, elevation, point, upside, spinning top, vizor, prime, big top, apex, round top, raising, eyeshade, tallness, natural elevation, extremum, top side, whirligig, meridian, superlative degree, acme, circus tent, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, bill, summit meeting, superlative, height, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, altitude

   Antonyms:
   bottom of the inning, bottom

6. topnoun

   the greatest possible intensity

   "he screamed at the top of his lungs"

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom, bottom of the inning

7. topnoun

   platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom of the inning, bottom

8. top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning topnoun

   a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

   "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

   Synonyms:
   crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, carousel, upper side, carrousel, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, roundabout, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, merry-go-round, summit

   Antonyms:
   bottom, bottom of the inning

9. top, covernoun

   covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

   "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

   Synonyms:
   top side, cover song, binding, height, covert, crest, covering, teetotum, crown, upper side, upside, round top, circus tent, peak, elevation, masking, blanket, cover charge, covering fire, top of the inning, big top, back, natural covering, cover version, whirligig, book binding, meridian, screen, acme, pinnacle, cover, spinning top, superlative, concealment, tiptop, screening, summit, tip

   Antonyms:
   bottom of the inning, bottom

10. topnoun

    a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

    "he stared as she buttoned her top"

    Synonyms:
    crown, acme, circus tent, tiptop, crest, height, pinnacle, tip, round top, upper side, top side, elevation, cover, meridian, whirligig, spinning top, superlative, upside, big top, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, summit

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

11. circus tent, big top, round top, topadjective

    a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance

    "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

    Synonyms:
    crown, whirligig, acme, circus tent, crest, big top, height, pinnacle, tip, meridian, upper side, top side, upside, round top, summit, tiptop, spinning top, superlative, cover, peak, top of the inning, teetotum, elevation

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

12. top(a)verb

    situated at the top or highest position

    "the top shelf"

    Antonyms:
    bottom, bottom of the inning

13. exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, topverb

    be superior or better than some standard

    "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

    Synonyms:
    run, perish, elapse, go past, make pass, lead, put across, go by, draw, evanesce, occur, die, transgress, outmatch, trespass, excrete, turn over, pass away, outstrip, spend, slide by, top off, go, hand, outperform, legislate, happen, egest, exceed, return, slip away, drop dead, overstep, surmount, transcend, make it, authorize, pop off, fleet, outdo, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give, fall out, hap, slip by, top out, go on, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, fade, crown, pass off, give-up the ghost, pinch, blow over, take place, expire, overhaul, go through, reach, communicate, come about, choke, pass by, go across, snuff it, overtake, glide by, extend, decease, fall, pass, clear, exit, conk, travel by, buy the farm, pass along, authorise, go along, surpass, guide, outgo, pass on

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

14. clear, topverb

    pass by, over, or under without making contact

    "the balloon cleared the tree tops"

    Synonyms:
    discharge, earn, take in, elucidate, transcend, pull in, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, top off, shed light on, lead, crystalise, illuminate, light up, crystalize, make, crystallise, gain, realise, solve, exculpate, unclutter, go past, top out, pass, overstep, exceed, acquit, brighten, authorise, crystallize, clear up, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, clear, sort out, realize, crown, pinch, net

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

15. topverb

    be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point

    "A star tops the Christmas Tree"

    Synonyms:
    overstep, pinch, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, crown, pass, exceed, clear

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

16. lead, topverb

    be ahead of others; be the first

    "she topped her class every year"

    Synonyms:
    go, conduce, crown, top off, clear, exceed, pinch, chair, moderate, contribute, top out, result, guide, direct, extend, run, go past, lead, take, transcend, pass, leave, conduct, precede, head, overstep

    Antonyms:
    bottom, bottom of the inning

17. top, top outverb

    provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

    "the towers were topped with conical roofs"

    Synonyms:
    overstep, pinch, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, peak, crown, pass, exceed, clear

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

18. topverb

    reach or ascend the top of

    "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"

    Synonyms:
    overstep, pinch, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, crown, pass, exceed, clear

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

19. topverb

    strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

    Synonyms:
    overstep, pinch, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, crown, pass, exceed, clear

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

20. top, pinchverb

    cut the top off

    "top trees and bushes"

    Synonyms:
    crown, twitch, cabbage, filch, sneak, hook, top off, exceed, swipe, snarf, purloin, vellicate, clear, crimp, twinge, tweet, nobble, overstep, pinch, top out, go past, squeeze, lead, transcend, pass, pilfer, lift, abstract

    Antonyms:
    bottom of the inning, bottom

21. crown, topverb

    be the culminating event

    "The speech crowned the meeting"

    Synonyms:
    overstep, crown, coronate, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, clear, pinch, pass, exceed

    Antonyms:
    bottom, bottom of the inning

22. top, top offverb

    finish up or conclude

    "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"

    Synonyms:
    overstep, pinch, lead, go past, top off, top out, transcend, crown, pass, exceed, clear

    Antonyms:
    bottom, bottom of the inning

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1. • Covering
   • Culminate
   • Finish
   • Hit
   • Intensity
   • Lie
   • Part
   • Pass
   • Platform
   • Plaything
   • Reach
   • Woman's Clothing

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dreidel

   small toy that spins

   the kid spinned the top

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. ganzynoun

   wool from sheep on the island of guernsey in the channel islands was used to make knitted tops and sweaters. you wore a 'guernsey' which, in lazy parlance, became 'ganzy'.

   "hand your ticket over to that bloke in the red ganzy."

   Submitted by colauttibr on January 28, 2022  

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1. topnoun

   Synonyms:
   summit, apex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point

2. topnoun

   Synonyms:
   surface, upper side

3. topnoun

   Synonyms:
   head, crown of the head

4. topverb

   Synonyms:
   cap, tip

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1. topnoun

   Synonyms:
   summit, crest, apex, vertex, pinnacle, zenith, culmination, capsheaf, meridian

2. topverb

   Synonyms:
   surmount, overtop, surpass

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1. List of paraphrases for "top":

   high, senior, summit, upper, page, main, upstairs, higher, haut, superior, prominent, supreme, absolute, topo, highest, major, maximum, high-ranking, first, principal, above, best, cima, key, leading, head, roof, back, beginning, forefront, high-level, hardtop

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1. Asya Bradley:

   The top four don’t want our business. The top four are rejecting us consistently. The top four do not give us the service that we deserve. And that’s why we’ve gone to community banks and regional banks such as SVB.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   We are providing a single industry with a guaranteed market for its products -- subsidies on top of subsidies on top of subsidies, and, on top of that, protection from liability, what a sweetheart deal.

3. Harry S. Truman:

   A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.

4. George Will:

   In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)

5. Margaret Hilda Thatcher:

   I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.