four-star

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈstär 

: of a superior degree of excellence

a four-star French restaurant

Synonyms of four-star

• excellent
• wonderful
• lovely
• superb
• terrific
• great
• beautiful
• fabulous
• stellar
• awesome
• fantastic
• prime
• marvelous
• fine
• hot
• classic

Examples of four-star in a Sentence

a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures

Recent Examples on the Web

The star running back and four-star recruit fielded offers from numerous Power Five schools, and had narrowed his choices down to the Fighting Irish along with Indiana, Penn State and Georgia. —Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

Centennial four-star wideout Quentin Hale, Mater Dei cornerback Danny Lang and Servite offensive lineman Drew Fielder join him to give USC three of the state’s top six prospects. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026

Freeny, a four-star recruit out of Centennial High in the 2024 recruiting class, opted to redshirt his first year at UCLA. —Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026

And Karaban, a 6-foot-8, four-star recruit ranked outside of the top 100 in his class, could shoot the ball, pass it and make cuts to the basket like a guard. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for four-star

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar