Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

streets ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
street-s a-head
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Far superior; much better or more advanced.

British usage

Usage

Antonyms

Questions

What does streets ahead mean?
Far superior; much better or more advanced.

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