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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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Mr. Ferrer wanted to write an authorized biography that could become “the one that sits on top of the pile.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Martin Rogerson, Reform's branch chairman for Newcastle-under-Lyme, said: "We've come out on top but we've got a job to do - we'll do the best for the people who elected us."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“All you need to have is three to five airlines sitting on top of each other in a market that they all love and they all want to own.”

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The SpaceX deal brings higher usage limits to Claude Code and the Claude API, or the gateway that allows developers to build their own tools on top of Claude.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Hadel pounced on me and flipped the bucket on top of me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff