LOW-GRADE Antonyms

• a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

• selected as the best

• very good; of the highest quality

• far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

• surpassing what is common or usual or expected

• deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence

• of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

• money extracted as a penalty

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a delicate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

• thin in thickness or diameter

• characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

• free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

• record a fine as a penalty in a police record

• impose a fine on

• very good; of the highest quality

• quite well

• of the highest quality

• surpassing in quality

• distinguished from others in excellence

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

• owed as a debt

• of major significance or importance

• payment for insurance

• the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value

• a fee charged for exchanging currencies

• a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.

• payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

• having or reflecting superior quality or value; having a higher price or cost

• (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

• freed from impurities by processing

• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

• precise to a fine degree

• suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

• of superior grade

• selected or chosen for special qualifications

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• of surpassing excellence

• surpassingly good

• of high or superior quality or performance

• of or characteristic of high rank or importance

• written or printed above and to one side of another character

• having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

• the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

• one of greater rank or station or quality

• a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

• the head of a religious community

• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

• a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

• (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

• having a higher rank

• (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

• situated at the top or highest position

• the upper part of anything

• the highest or uppermost side of anything

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• the greatest possible intensity

• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance

• be superior or better than some standard

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point

• be ahead of others; be the first

• provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

• reach or ascend the top of

• strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

• cut the top off

• be the culminating event

• finish up or conclude

• surpassing in quality

• of the highest quality