high-quality

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌhaɪˈkwɑlətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of superior quality; made or produced to a high standard; excellent in craftsmanship, materials, or performance.; Having a high degree of excellence or merit; of a standard that is notably above average.; Referring to audio, video, or digital media with high resolution, fidelity, or bitrate.; Of a high grade or class; premium; first-rate.; Characterized by a high level of skill, expertise, or professionalism in execution.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: higher-quality Superlative: highest-quality

Collocations

high-quality producthigh-quality servicehigh-quality educationhigh-quality materialshigh-quality standardshigh-quality content

Synonyms

premiumtop-notchsuperiorfirst-rateexcellenttop-grade

Antonyms

low-qualityinferiorsubstandardpoor-quality

Commonly confused

high quality
EN: 'high quality' (no hyphen) is used predicatively (e.g., 'The product is high quality'), while 'high-quality' (hyphenated) is used attributively before a noun (e.g., 'a high-quality product').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember to hyphenate 'high-quality' when it precedes a noun as a compound modifier; omit the hyphen when used predicatively after a linking verb.

💬 Examples

  1. The restaurant is known for its high-quality ingredients sourced from local farms.

  2. She invested in high-quality education for her children by sending them to prestigious schools.

  3. The streaming service now offers high-quality video in 4K resolution.

  4. He wore a high-quality suit tailored by a renowned Italian designer.

  5. The journal publishes only high-quality research that has undergone rigorous peer review.