top-rated

Among the best

Top-rated describes something that has received the highest ratings or rankings in its category.

A top-rated restaurant earns excellent reviews; a top-rated show draws the largest audience share.

The term appears constantly in marketing and recommendations: top-rated hotels, top-rated products on Amazon.

It implies quality validated by others' assessments, though the ratings themselves vary in rigor.

reviews

five-star

Highest excellence rating

upvoted · liked · endorsed · verified · trusted · popular · must-try · bestselling · award-winning · thumbs-up

rankings

number-one

Highest in rank

premium · superior · best-in-class · flagship · cream-of-the-crop · gold-standard · benchmark · unrivaled · unbeaten · dominant

entertainment

blockbuster

Enormously successful entertainment property

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • smashBreak violently apart
  • binge-worthyCompelling enough for marathons

fan-favorite · viral · trending · must-read · box-office · streaming · IMDb · Emmy · Oscar · Grammy

commerce

bestseller

High-volume publication

trending · hot · deal · value · quality · reliable · durable · tested · approved

Categories
Opposites
quality ranking

top-ratedrock-bottom

Lowest possible level

middling · mediocre · average · one-star · worst

critical reception

top-ratedpanned

Severely criticized publicly

one-star · ill-received · lambasted · trashed · torn apart

recognition and status

top-ratedpanned

Severely criticized publicly

reviled · derided · lambasted · unpopular · disreputable

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G