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
All in all, it’s been a bang-up couple weeks for USC’s program.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
The Pitt first and foremost has to be good, and Max will need to do a bang-up job marketing the show — not just ahead of its launch but week-to-week.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Cowboys' defense was banged up all season, so Zimmer had to deal with adversity from the get-go.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The wily veteran has been called into active duty with Evan Mobley temporarily banged up.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Bang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang-up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bang-up
adjectiveˈbaŋ-ˌəp
: first-rate, excellent
had a bang-up time
a bang-up job
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