Synonyms for sterling
ˈstɜr lɪŋster·ling

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1. sterling

   Synonyms:
   sound, substantial, unalloyed, pure, unadulterated, standard, genuine, essential, solid

   Antonyms:
   fictitious, ungenuine, ascititious, specious, pretentious, ostensible, plausible

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1. sterlingadjective

   British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

   Antonyms:
   inferior

2. greatest, sterling(a), superlativeadjective

   highest in quality

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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1. sterlingadjective

   Synonyms:
   genuine, pure, true, real, substantial, positive

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1. List of paraphrases for "sterling":

   sterlings, excellent, pound, staley, £, stirling, pounds

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1. Neil Mellor:

   Sterling had that venture higher to $1.30 in late October and has eased since then.

2. David Marcus:

   Instead of having a synthetic unit ... we could have a series of stablecoins, a dollar stablecoin, a euro stablecoin, a sterling pound stable coin, etc.

3. Lawana Blackwell:

   Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.

4. Cem Karakas:

   This year's investments will exceed the 1.6 billion lira in 2015, in the snacks segment particularly, we want to expand our business by 17 percent each year in sterling (GBP) terms. To achieve this we need to invest in our capacity.

5. Sam Lynton-Brown:

   Sterling/dollar has weakened in line with our view and we still see scope for further downside in the pair.