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
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Adjective
Of course, an issue to be dealt with is whether the AI does a bang-up job of deriving the business rules.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
For most simple questions, the AI usually does a bang-up job of answering correctly.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
There were more bad games than good ones for Rodgers in 2024, though he was banged up for at least half the season.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The Minnesota Wild open the second half of their season Thursday banged up, but winning anyway.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang-up. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
bang-up
adjectiveˈbaŋ-ˌəp
: first-rate, excellent
had a bang-up time
a bang-up job
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