first-rate

1. 1.

   quite well

   “she doesn't feel first-rate today”

   Synonymsvery well

Questions about first-rate

What does first-rate mean?

first-rate means "of the highest quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in first-rate?

first-rate has 2 syllables: fir-st-rate. The stress falls on "st-rate". In IPA it is /ˌfɝˈstɹeɪt/.

What is another word for first-rate?

Close synonyms include ace, A-one, crack, super, tiptop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is first-rate a common word?

first-rate is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with first-rate?

10 words rhyme with first-rate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.