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on top

ADJECTIVE
sitting pretty
Synonyms
WEAK
ahead of the game going places on cloud nine on top of the heap on top of the world prosperous
ADJECTIVE
triumphal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
triumphant
WEAK
arrived champion conquering prizewinning vanquishing winning
ADJECTIVE
triumphant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebratory elated exultant glorious happy jubilant proud triumphal victorious
WEAK
boastful champion conquering dominant in the lead looking good lucky out front prizewinning rejoicing swaggering unbeaten undefeated winning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depressed discouraged sad sorrowful unhappy
WEAK
defeated failing losing unsuccessful
ADJECTIVE
victorious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
triumphant
WEAK
arrived champion conquering prizewinning vanquishing
Antonyms
WEAK
failing losing unsuccessful
NOUN
ascendancy/ascendency
Synonyms
WEAK
advantage authority command control dominance dominion edge influence jump leg up mastery power predominance preeminence prepotence prevalence reign rule sovereignty superiority supremacy sway upper hand whip hand
Antonyms
WEAK
decline inferiority powerlessness subordination

Example Sentences

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But at UConn, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins, coach Dan Hurley has discovered the formula to staying on top in a sport designed to knock you down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Northampton were given a stern examination of their Champions Cup credentials by impressive Castres as they came out on top of an engrossing contest to book their place in the quarter-finals.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If you do take them up on their offer, regardless of their opinion of your chosen property, it will be an added bonus on top of the excitement that homeownership already provides.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Starbucks said the two moves should increase baristas’ compensation by an estimated 5% to 8% on top of their current pay, though that depends partly on how much customers choose to tip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

So I put one hand on the wall, the other hand on top of Oliver’s, and heaved myself up, letting him give me a lift.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.