gilt-edged

adjective

ˈgilt-ˌejd How to pronounce gilt-edged (audio)
variants or gilt-edge
Definition of gilt-edgednext
as in superb
of the very best kind the forward squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to tie the score

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gilt-edged
  1. superb
  2. terrific
  3. sensational
  4. great
  5. fine
  6. quality
  7. famous
  8. lovely
Adjective
  • These true wireless earbuds deliver truly satisfying audio with a superb sense of rhythm and a fulsome bass thanks to the use of magnetic fluid driver technology.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And one that, after years of a revolving door at quarterback, seems to have landed on a superb one in rookie Bo Nix.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of superb
Adjective
  • Green Bay will now need a terrific offseason to challenge the conference’s top teams.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Houston’s defense was terrific Saturday, with four interceptions of Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert and four sacks.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrific
Adjective
  • Will Howard had a sensational Rose Bowl, throwing for 319 yards and three touchdowns Wednesday as Ohio State crushed Oregon 41-21.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three long touchdown passes during Ohio State’s sensational 34-point first half.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of sensational
Adjective
  • Finance chief Amy Hood said in October that revenue growth from Microsoft’s Azure cloud will speed up in the first half of this year because of greater AI infrastructure capacity.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Both the film and its score achieved remarkable scope and weight out of relatively thin resources — there are no strings on the score — but perhaps the greatest length Blumberg went to was traveling to Carrara, Italy, where the scenes in its famous marble quarry had already been shot.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of great
Adjective
  • The fine marks the first such penalty by the federal agency.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The murder of six million Jews—and the question of whether the British authorities could have done more to save them—complicates an otherwise ennobling story of the country’s heroic stand against Nazism, its finest hour.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of fine
Adjective
  • Aside from friendlies against quality European sides Watford, Dinamo Minsk and Juventus, the federation failed to schedule meaningful international matches.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Child rapists should have long incarceration periods and quality mental health interventions.
    The Tennessean, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of quality
Adjective
  • Russian ballet companies, including the Bolshoi, were a mainstay of this opulent theater, famous for its flawless acoustics.
    Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Rifle High School had no commemoration of its most famous former student.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of famous
Adjective
  • The new Razer Blade 16 is looking to trim the fat from the last-gen model, going back to a thinner chassis that still offers plenty of ports and high-end specs like RTX 50-series GPU options, a lovely OLED display, and a switch to AMD CPUs (a first for the Blade 16).
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a lovely bouquet upon sniffing, followed by a fine, long spreading of flavors on the palate and good herbal qualities.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of lovely
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“Gilt-edged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gilt-edged. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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