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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
The Midtown hotels include the Row NYC Hotel, a four-star hotel in the middle of the theater district, and the century-old Roosevelt Hotel near Grand Central.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 25 May 2024
The four-star prospect was UCLA’s top running back target.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
Sure enough, Franklin — who grew into a four-star recruit and the second-best player in California from the Class of 2021, according to 247sports — received an offer from the Crimson Tide … as well as Florida, Tennessee and so many others.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
Maryland also signed five-star prospect and McDonald’s All American center Derik Queen, a Baltimore native who played at St. Frances before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida, as well as four-star guard Malachi Palmer.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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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 10 Jun. 2024.
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