Synonyms
Adjective
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of bang-up in a Sentence
Adjective
you did a bang-up job on this sales report
Recent Examples on the Web
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
So, yeah, WADA has been doing a bang-up job of keeping doping out of the Olympics.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Tough to cure that against a solid Tampa Bay defense, although Buccaneers are banged up.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
By Jeffrey Kluger September 25, 2024 3:13 PM EDT
The U.S. military has been protecting the home front for nearly 250 years—and doing a bang-up job of it.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
So, yeah, WADA has been doing a bang-up job of keeping doping out of the Olympics.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Verb
The defense is banged up, and Baltimore might be able to take advantage of that but the undefeated visitors have the edge.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Tough to cure that against a solid Tampa Bay defense, although Buccaneers are banged up.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang-up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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