A-grade
Best possible score
A-grade describes the highest quality or standard, from academic grading where A represents excellence.
An A-grade student excels academically.
A-grade beef or A-grade eggs meet top quality standards.
The term extends to anything first-rate: an A-grade performance, A-grade stupidity.
The hyphen distinguishes the adjective from the noun phrase "A grade."
Added cost for better
- top-notchOf superior quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
- superiorHigher in rank
- excellentOf superior quality
prime · choice · select · finest · best · top-tier · high-quality · top-quality
Notable difference or honor
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
honors · award · triumph · success · accomplishment · excellence · outstanding · exceptional
Top-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- GPACumulative academic score
- markingIndicating with symbols
scoring · evaluation · assessment · pass · fail · credits · semester · exam
premium
Added cost for better
- top-notchOf superior quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
- superiorHigher in rank
excellent · prime · choice · select · finest · best · top-tier · high-quality · top-quality · certified
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
merit · honors · award · triumph · success · accomplishment · excellence · outstanding · exceptional
valedictorian
Top-ranked graduating student
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- GPACumulative academic score
marking · scoring · evaluation · assessment · pass · fail · credits · semester · exam · test
- above averageexcellent, superior, exceptional, outstanding, remarkable
- top tierelite, premier, premium, prime, best
- food safetyfood safety, food hygiene, food handling, food poisoning, contamination
A-gradelow-grade
Of poor quality
inferior · substandard · bottom-tier · third-rate · low-quality
grade, grades, graded, grading, grader, gradation, gradient, gradients, graduate