next-level

adjective

next-lev·​el ˈnekst-ˌle-vəl How to pronounce next-level (audio)
informal
: surpassing others : uncommonly good or impressive
But even though I love complaints and complainers, even though I am still technically a next-level complainer myself, a complainer who can elevate her complaints to a kind of art form …Heather Havrilesky
It's a testament to how good our coaches are at developing next-level players that we kind of expect we could lose a couple players to the Olympics.Sydney Baldwin

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Anti Microbial Gloves Best Women’s Apparel Deals From collaborations with Sweaty Betty to classic offerings from the brand, Merrell’s women’s clothing deals are next-level right now. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2025 The Apple iPad Pro (M2) has top-tier cameras to next-level performance. Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025 This next-level personalization creates eerily intuitive, fully predictive dynamic experiences. Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Architects of the leading generative AI models are abuzz that a top company, possibly OpenAI, in coming weeks will announce a next-level breakthrough that unleashes Ph.D.-level super-agents to do complex human tasks. Axios, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for next-level 

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of next-level was in 1995

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“Next-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-level. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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