top tier

UK/ˈtɒp ˈtɪə/US/ˈtɑp ˈtɪɚ/

adjective

Belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.

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Meanings

adjectivetop tier (comparative more top tier, superlative most top tier)

comparative more top tier · superlative most top tier · alternative attributive especially toptier · alternative attributive especially top-tier

  1. Belonging to the top tier: elite, prestigious.
nountop tier (plural top tiers)

plural top tiers · alternative attributive especially toptier · alternative attributive especially top-tier

  1. Top level, top rank, top standing.
  2. Elite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
top rung

Origin

From top + tier (“rank, level, grade”).

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Cite this entry
APA

top tier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20tier

MLA

“top tier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20tier. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top tier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20tier.

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