Synonyms for Make first rate:

• v.

  •progress (verb)
  • better,
  • grow,
  • ameliorate,
  • upgrade,
  • mature,
  • shape up,
  • blossom,
  • truck,
  • gain,
  • boost,
  • become better,
  • develop,
  • turn over new leaf,
  • straighten up,
  • increase.

• Other synonyms:

  •progress
  • straightens up,
  • straightened up.

Antonyms for Make first rate:

• v.

  • progress
    decline, deteriorate, stop, back up, worsen, retrogress, decrease, retreat, lose, halt, lessen.