Synonyms for top
Another word for top is best, high or crowning. Below are 30 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: toped, toper, topes, toping.
1. adjective: situated at the top or highest position
- best synonyms
- high synonyms
- crowning
- apical
- uppermost
- topmost
- upmost
Antonyms
- side synonyms
- bottom synonyms
2. noun: the upper part of anything
3. noun: the highest or uppermost side of anything
- top side
- upper side
- upside
4. noun: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- crown synonyms
- tip synonyms
- peak synonyms
- summit synonyms
- crest synonyms
5. noun: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
- top of the inning
Antonyms
- bottom synonyms
6. noun: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- peak synonyms
- height synonyms
- summit synonyms
- elevation synonyms
- pinnacle synonyms
- meridian synonyms
- acme
- superlative
- tiptop
7. noun: the greatest possible intensity
8. noun: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
9. noun: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- spinning top
- whirligig
- teetotum
10. noun: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- cover synonyms
11. noun: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
12. noun: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- big top
- round top
- circus tent
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- part synonyms
- head synonyms
- capital synonyms
- region synonyms
- cap synonyms
- masthead
- treetop
- chapiter
- side synonyms
- face synonyms
- poll synonyms
- desktop
- rooftop
- pate
- place synonyms
- spot synonyms
- mountain peak
- brow synonyms
- hilltop
- topographic point
- turn synonyms
- round synonyms
- bout synonyms
- point synonyms
- level synonyms
- stage synonyms
- degree synonyms
- intensity synonyms
- intensiveness
- platform synonyms
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What is another word for top?
You can say best, high, crowning, apical or uppermost instead of top. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "situated at the top or highest position".
What is the opposite of top?
The opposite of top is side or bottom.
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