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Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- 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
- 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 four-star in a Sentence
a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures
Recent Examples on the Web
Here is a list of four-star players who could be moved this coming offseason.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Room prices for hotels in New Orleans, where the Super Bowl is taking place, are skyrocketing: The average price for a four-star hotel is $4,625 a night—the highest seen during the week of the Super Bowl, according to data from the Sports Management Research Institute cited by the Athletic.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
This was the film that finally made a four-star believer out of Roger Ebert, until then a longtime critical holdout on Lynch’s work.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
In Rio, there were four-star properties with rates as low as $60 per night, for example.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Word History
Etymology
from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near four-star
Cite this Entry
“Four-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-star. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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