Definitions

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

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He was actually a dream team-mate to have and you add on top that he was an incredible footballer, then he was everything you wanted.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Khamenei's coffin had been carried into the complex earlier -- simply draped in a flag of the Islamic republic and with his black turban placed on top.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

Woodward also noted how good Muncy is at staying on top of the mental side of the game, knowing how specific pitches to different types of hitters should change his positioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

The rooftop ceremony site wouldn’t let her swap out its flowers, for instance, so a crew laid metal netting over them and mounted hers on top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

So they could see she was on top of things, or at least Pearl.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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