Definitions

of the first water

ADJECTIVE

first-rate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excellent exceptional high-quality marvelous outstanding superb

WEAK

A number one A-1 accomplished ace bang-up banner best best quality blue-ribbon capital champion choice choicest exemplary exquisite fine finest first-class great highest quality incomparable magnificent meritorious of the highest type peerless premium prime quality select skillful splendid sterling striking super superior superlative supreme terrific tiptop top top-drawer top-flight top-notch top-of-the-line world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad expected inferior ordinary poor regular second-rate unexceptional unnoteworthy

Example Sentences

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The turning point came in the 1970s with the Clean Water Act, which introduced some of the first water pollution regulations.

From Slate

The small park has not only adapted to recent technologies but paved the way, like with the addition of one of the first water coaster hybrids in the world.

From Seattle Times

Though Whistledown calls Daphne “a diamond of the first water,” it is here that our cynical narrator reminds us that “the brighter a lady shines, the faster she may burn.”

From Washington Post

Song: “Thank U, Next,” originally by Ariana Grande, cover version by Vitamin String Quartet When it plays: Grande’s ode to her past relationships is heard in the pilot episode, “Diamond of the First Water,” as London’s eligible debutantes arrive for a ball at Danbury House.

From Los Angeles Times

On this date in 1915, 70,000 persons witnessed as the battleship USS Arizona was launched at the New York Navy Yard, celebrating with a bottle of the first water to flow over Roosevelt Dam and champagne.

From Washington Times

of the first water

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