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"four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topflight":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "gave a topflight performance that earned a standing ovation" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "toplofty":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term \"popularizer\" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topple":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly" ], "synonyms":[ "fall", "slip", "stumble", "trip", "tumble" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "crumple", "drop", "flump", "keel", "plop", "plunk", "plonk", "slump (over)", "crash", "free-fall", "nose-dive", "plummet", "plunge", "precipitate", "wipe out", "skid", "slide" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "get up", "rise", "stand (up)", "uprise" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topsy-turvy":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "the office is still topsy-turvy even though we moved in months ago" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "higgledy-piggledy", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "as in haphazardly , aimlessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "toploftical":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term \"popularizer\" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topmost":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "examples":[ "his kite got tangled in the topmost branches of the tree" ], "synonyms":[ "highest", "loftiest", "top", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "near synonyms":[ "higher", "loftier", "upper", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ] }, "of the highest degree":{ "examples":[ "our topmost goal is to help students learn foreign languages in an easy and natural way" ], "synonyms":[ "full", "greatest", "maximum", "top", "utmost", "utter" ], "near synonyms":[ "heightened", "high" ], "near antonyms":[ "lessened", "low" ], "antonyms":[ "least", "littlest", "lowest", "minimal", "minimum", "slightest" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "topsoils":{ "as in loams , humuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "humuses", "loams", "clods", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "molds", "blacklands", "clays", "gaults", "gleys", "gucks", "gooks", "gumbos", "kaolins", "muck", "muds", "dust", "gravels", "sands", "alluviums", "alluvia", "colluvia", "colluviums", "detritus", "loesses", "marls", "sediments", "shingles", "silts", "duffs", "mulls", "subsoils", "substrata" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top billings":{ "the center of public attention":{ "examples":[ "despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press" ], "synonyms":[ "catbird seats", "center stages", "limelights", "spotlights" ], "near synonyms":[ "front burners", "attentions", "heeds", "notices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toppings":{ "as in garnishes , fixings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixings", "garnishes", "condiments", "relishes", "seasonings", "dips", "marinades", "dressings", "gravies", "sauces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topless":{ "as in seminude":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "seminude", "au naturel", "bare", "bottomless", "disrobed", "mother-naked", "naked", "nude", "raw", "starkers", "stripped", "unclad", "unclothed", "undressed", "denuded", "peeled", "unveiled" ], "near antonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "attired", "clad", "clothed", "dressed", "garbed", "invested", "robed", "suited", "covered", "veiled", "arrayed", "caparisoned", "decked (out)", "rigged (out)", "tricked (out)", "vested", "decent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "top gun":{ "as in big gun , top dog":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "big cheese", "big gun", "bigwig", "top dog", "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "magnate", "mogul", "president", "prince", "cohead", "coleader", "figurehead", "employer", "gaffer", "ganger", "dominator", "lord", "overlord", "potentate", "ruler", "sovereign", "sovran", "micromanager", "leadman", "manager", "overseer", "principal", "skipper", "standard-bearer", "steward", "straw boss", "superintendent", "superior", "supervisor", "subchief", "subdirector", "administrator", "commander", "director", "executive", "general", "governor", "hierarch", "higher-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "inferior", "junior", "secondary", "subject", "subordinate", "underling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toploftiness":{ "an exaggerated sense of one's 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"vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness" ], "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top dogs":{ "as in rulers , subjugators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dominators", "overdogs", "rulers", "subjugators", "champions", "champs", "finalists", "placers", "beaters", "conquerors", "masters", "subduers", "trimmers", "vanquishers", "victors", "whippers", "winners" ], "near antonyms":[ "losers", "punching bags", "pushovers", "quitters", "failures", "flops", "washouts", "underdogs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topography":{ "the physical features of a region as a whole":{ "examples":[ "a map of the topography of the coastline shows a significant loss of wetlands" ], "synonyms":[ "chorography", "geography", "geomorphology", "landscape", "terrain" ], "near synonyms":[ "scenery", "ground", "land", "landform", "terrane", "terrene" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topsoil":{ "as in loam , humus":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "humus", "loam", "clod", "dirt", "earth", "ground", "mold", "blackland", "clay", "gault", "gley", "guck", "gook", "gumbo", "kaolin", "muck", "mud", "dust", "gravel", "sand", "alluvium", "colluvium", "detritus", "loess", "marl", "sediment", "shingle", "silt", "duff", "mull", "subsoil", "substratum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top hats":{ "as in cowboy hats , hard hats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"conquering", "crushing", "defeating", "drubbing", "licking", "mastering", "outcompeting", "outperforming", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "routing", "shaming", "skunking", "subduing", "surmounting", "thrashing", "trimming", "triumphing (over)", "trouncing", "walloping", "whipping", "winning (against)", "worsting", "outbalancing", "outweighing", "overbearing", "overshadowing", "trumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "toplessness":{ "as in nudity , nudism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "altogether", "bareness", "birthday suit", "bottomlessness", "buff", "nakedness", "nude", "nudity", "raw", "naturism", "nudism" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top hat":{ "as in cowboy hat , hard hat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topographies":{ "the physical features of a region as a whole":{ "examples":[ "a map of the topography of the coastline shows a significant loss of wetlands" ], "synonyms":[ "chorographies", "geographies", "geomorphologies", "landscapes", "terrains" ], "near synonyms":[ "sceneries", "grounds", "landforms", "lands", "terranes", "terrenes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top-shelf":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "hoping to impress the new neighbors, she brought a top-shelf wine as a housewarming gift" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "top guns":{ "as in big guns , top dogs":{ "examples":[], 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Tophet like rocks falling down a mountainside" ], "synonyms":[ "Gehenna", "hell", "Pandemonium", "perdition" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazes", "inferno", "purgatory", "hades", "netherworld", "shades", "Tartarus", "underworld", "Sheol", "abyss", "pit", "fire and brimstone", "hellfire" ], "near antonyms":[ "glory", "happy hunting ground", "nirvana", "promised land", "Valhalla" ], "antonyms":[ "bliss", "elysian fields", "Elysium", "empyrean", "heaven", "kingdom come", "New Jerusalem", "paradise", "sky", "Zion", "Sion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topic":{ "a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)":{ "examples":[ "the topic of his poem is the love that is shown in quiet actions rather than expressed in words" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "matter", "motif", "motive", "question", "subject", "theme" ], "near synonyms":[ "subject matter", "talking point", "count", "idea", "point", "purpose", "consideration", "issue", "problem", "body", "bulk", "burden", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "fundamental", "generality", "gist", "grist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "main", "marrow", "mass", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "pivot", "purport", "quick", "staple", "substance", "sum", "basis", "bottom", "essential", "essentiality", "affair", "argument", "debate" ], "near antonyms":[ "aside", "digression", "excursion", "interjection", "parenthesis", "tangent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top dog":{ "as in ruler , subjugator":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dominator", "overdog", "ruler", "subjugator", "champ", "champion", "finalist", "placer", "beater", "conqueror", "master", "subduer", "trimmer", "vanquisher", "victor", "whipper", "winner" ], "near antonyms":[ "loser", "punching bag", "pushover", "quitter", "failure", "flop", "washout", "underdog" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topper":{ "something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming":{ "examples":[ "there are lots of good reasons we can't go to the concert, but the fact that the tickets are all sold out is the topper" ], "synonyms":[ "capper", "clincher", "coup de gr\u00e2ce", "coup de grace", "crusher" ], "near synonyms":[ "confutation", "deathblow", "knockout", "determinant", "factor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top bananas":{ "as in comedians , second bananas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedians", "comediennes", "comics", "drolls", "farceurs", "funnymen", "gaggers", "gagmen", "gagsters", "humorists", "jokers", "jokesters", "merry-andrews", "second bananas", "stand-ups", "wags", "wits", "mimes", "mimics", "mummers", "pantaloons", "antics", "fools", "graciosos", "jesters", "motleys", "scaramouches", "cutups", "madcaps", "buffi", "buffos", "buffoons", "clowns", "harlequins", "zanies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "top drawers":{ "as in societies , tops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "establishments", "gentries", "nobilities", "qualities", "societies", "tops", "upper classes", "A-lists", "aristocracies", "best", "choices", "corps d'elite", "creams", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elites", "fat", "flowers", "illuminati", "picks", "pinks", "prides", "priesthoods", "primes", "royalties", "upper crusts", "caviars", "caviares", "who's whos" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herds", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mobs", "multitudes", "rank and files", "unwasheds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "topcoat":{ "a warm outdoor coat":{ "examples":[ "threw on a wool topcoat and headed out into the snow" ], "synonyms":[ "greatcoat", "overcoat", "surcoat" ], "near synonyms":[ "chesterfield", "frock coat", "mackinaw", "ulster", "jacket", "parka", "surtout", "oilskin", "raincoat", "sou'wester", "wrap" ], "near antonyms":[ "undercoat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "toppers":{ "something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming":{ 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"overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "routed", "shamed", "skunked", "subdued", "surmounted", "thrashed", "trimmed", "triumphed (over)", "trounced", "walloped", "whipped", "won (against)", "worsted", "outbalanced", "outweighed", "overbore", "overshadowed", "trumped" ], "near antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "topples":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "slips", "stumbles", "trips", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "crashes", "free-falls", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "skids", "slides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "top":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "examples":[ "an office in the 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"uttermost" ], "near synonyms":[ "unequaled", "unequalled", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unrivaled", "unrivalled", "unsurpassed", "biggest", "hugest", "largest", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "near antonyms":[ "littlest", "minutest", "smallest", "tiniest", "lowest", "fewest" ], "antonyms":[ "least", "minimal", "minimum", "slightest" ] }, "of the highest degree":{ "examples":[ "going at top speed" ], "synonyms":[ "full", "greatest", "maximum", "topmost", "utmost", "utter" ], "near synonyms":[ "heightened", "high" ], "near antonyms":[ "lessened", "low" ], "antonyms":[ "least", "littlest", "lowest", "minimal", "minimum", "slightest" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "he's one of the tennis club's top players" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", 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"trim", "triumph (over)", "trounce", "wallop", "whip", "win (against)", "worst", "outbalance", "outweigh", "overbear", "overshadow", "trump" ], "near antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "toppled":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "slipped", "stumbled", "tripped", "tumbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "crashed", "free-fell", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "skidded", "slid" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "toppling":{ "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "the tower of blocks toppled even though I bumped into it ever so slightly" ], "synonyms":[ 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