first-rate

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word first-rate.

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Definition of first-rate:

first-rate (adjective):: of the best quality; preceding all others in time or space or degree.; of the first order of size, importance, or quality

Synonyms for first-rate:

a1 or a-one

admirable

archetypal

archetypical

awesome

bang-up

banner

basic

beautiful

bitchin'

blue-chip

blue-ribbon

bodacious

boffo

booshit

brave

brill

capital

chillin'

choice

classic

cool

crack

crackerjack

cracking

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Antonyms for first-rate:

abominable

abysmal

adequate

amateur

amateurish

appalling

atrocious

average

awful

bad

barren

below par

bogus

catastrophic

characterless

cheap

common

contemptible

counterproductive

crude

crummy

defective

deficient

deplorable

despicable

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