high-class

adjective

ˈhī-ˈklas 

: of superior quality or status

Synonyms

• A-OK
• A1
• awesome
• bang-up
• 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
• 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 high-class in a Sentence

had some surprisingly high-class food at the church supper

Recent Examples on the Web

Robert is a descendent of a prominent Swiss family Raised in the municipality of Berneck, St. Gallen in Switzerland, Robert comes from a high-class lineage. —Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024

She’s torn between her service to Blackthorne and trying to uphold the standards of a high-class Japanese household, which is revealed even further in her interaction with Buntaro, who now has to live at Blackthorne’s house with Mariko. —Jesse Raub, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024

The fine dining Casa Amate is decorated like a high-class library room, offering a gastronomic tour of Latin America: pork belly with achiote sauce, Venezuelan arepas, roasted plátanos in coconut milk, or Uruguayan chupin (fish soup). —Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Feb. 2024

On Thursday, the White House held a state dinner, honoring Kenyan President Ruto with stunning Washington, D.C. views, a high-class menu, and a dose of celebrity star power. —Abc News, ABC News, 24 May 2024

Safer streets, high-class restaurants and simple pleasantries have emerged in recent years. —Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024

Daikanyama This area of Tokyo is just one station away from busy Shibuya, but has a very different atmosphere, with small high-end boutiques, restaurants and cafés sharing the space with embassies, high-class residential areas, and Hillside Terrace, the symbol of Daikanyama. —John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024

Foxy Brown follows a vigilante who takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the people who killed her boyfriend. —Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024

This way of standing was seen as an embodiment of high-class decadence. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above