Meaning & use
first-place
Ranked or finishing highest in a competition, contest, or ranking.
See it in a sentence
The first-place team received a trophy and an automatic spot in the finals.
Her first-place finish in the marathon qualified her for the national team.
A note on using this word
First-place is hyphenated when it comes before a noun, as in 'first-place finisher'; the phrase 'in first place' is written without a hyphen.
Words with a similar meaning
winningtop-ranked
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Words with an opposite meaning
last-place
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