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释义

high

1 of 3

adjective

ˈhī How to pronounce high (audio)
1
a
: rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected
a high wall
a high fly ball
b
: having a specified height or elevation : tall
six feet high
—often used in combination
sky-highwaist-high
c
: situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation
the high desert
2
a(1)
: advanced toward the acme or culmination
high summer
(2)
: advanced toward the most active or culminating period
on the Riviera during high season
(3)
: constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period
high Gothic
(4)
: advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration
the higher primates including humans
higher mathematics
b
: verging on lateness
—usually used in the phrase high time
It's high time he won an award.
c
: long past : remote
high antiquity
3
: elevated in pitch (see pitch entry 4 sense 4b(1))
a high note
4
: relatively far from the equator
high latitude
5
: rich in quality : luxurious
high living
6
: slightly tainted or spoiled
high game meat
also : malodorous
smelled rather high
7
: exalted or elevated in character : noble
high purposes
8
: of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected
high prices
high temperatures
high blood pressure
traveling at a high rate of speed
unemployment was high
9
: of relatively great importance: such as
a
: foremost in rank, dignity, or standing
high officials
b
: serious, grave
high crimes
c
: observed with the utmost solemnity
high religious observances
d
: critical, climactic
the high point of the novel
e
: intellectually or artistically of the first order or best quality
high culture
f
: marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter
high tragedy
a tale of high adventure
10
: forcible, strong
high winds
11
: stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony
specifically : high church
12
a
: filled with or expressing great joy or excitement
high spirits
b
: intoxicated by or as if by a drug or alcohol
high on cocaine
13
: articulated or pronounced with some part of the tongue close to the palate
a high vowel

high

2 of 3

adverb

1
: at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree
climbed higher
passions ran high
2
: well, luxuriously
—often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog

high

3 of 3

noun

1
: an elevated place or region: such as
a
: hill, knoll
b
: the space overhead : sky
—usually used with on
birds wheeling on high
c
: heaven
—usually used with on
wisdom from on high
2
: a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal : a region of high barometric pressure
a high moving out to the east

called also anticyclone

3
a
: a point or level of greater amount, number, or degree than average or expected : a high point or level
sales reached a new high
mostly sunny with highs in the 80s
the highs and lows of her career
b
: the transmission gear of a vehicle (such as an automobile) giving the greatest speed of travel
put it into high
4
a
: an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug
produces a high that lasts several hours
coming down from the high of their wedding day
b
: a state of elation or high spirits
the high of victory
Phrases
high on
: enthusiastically in approval or support of
party leaders high on a new candidate

Synonyms

Adjective

  • altitudinous
  • lofty
  • tall
  • towering

Adverb

  • expensively
  • extravagantly
  • fatly
  • grandly
  • large
  • lavishly
  • luxuriously
  • opulently
  • palatially
  • plushly
  • richly
  • sumptuously

Noun

  • cloud nine
  • ecstasy
  • elatedness
  • elation
  • euphoria
  • exhilaration
  • heaven
  • intoxication
  • paradise
  • rapture
  • rhapsody
  • seventh heaven
  • swoon
  • transport
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Example Sentences

Adjective The apartment has high ceilings. The airplane was high above the clouds. The bush is six feet high. a building 100 stories high They have a home in the high country. The houses are built on high ground. They reached speeds as high as 100 mph. He's being treated for high blood pressure. She earns a high salary. His books are in high demand. Adverb The painter climbed high on the ladder. The hawks were circling high in the air. The letters were stacked high on the table. buy low and sell high Noun Oil prices reached a new high last winter. The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s. The high only lasted a few minutes. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Strap Tank Harleys have a reputation for selling for high prices. —Beck Andrew Salgado, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023 The confrontation happened Tuesday afternoon in Old Town Scottsdale, which has been seeing a high volume of visitors in town for the big game and the Phoenix Open. —Terry Tang, ajc, 11 Feb. 2023 The Constitution sets a high bar for booting a member, requiring a two-thirds vote in favor of expulsion. —Robert Mitchell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2023 Washington’s high temperature of 65 degrees fell three below the record for the date of 68. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023 Despite reports that inflation is slowing down, President Joe Biden acknowledged during the State of the Union Address this week that grocery prices remain high. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2023 For a romantic high-point of your trip, try the Chef's Table Experience, an extravagant multi-course dinner created by the ship’s executive chef. —Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023 The drop comes after the futures had risen for 12 consecutive trading days, climbing nearly 30% during that time to a record high of $2.63 a pound. —Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 The lighting, which remains subdued throughout, emanates from a point high above center stage. —Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
Adverb
Indianapolis Star Seeger Memorial unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Covington 72-39 Friday in an Indiana boys basketball matchup on February 10. —Indy Star Ai Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 Electrify America, the largest supplier of high-powered DC fast charging for electric vehicles, will increase prices 16%-25% March 6, depending on local electric regulations. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023 During that campaign, while limiting opponents to 18.3 points per game in a Big 12 known more for its high-powered offenses than its stifling defenses, Baylor won the conference title in large part due to its defensive performance. —Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023 With Jalen Hurts leading a high-powered offense and Haason Reddick headlining a stingy defense, the Eagles have been dominant throughout much of the season. —Rob Maaddi, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023 Texas now sits alone in first place in the high-powered Big 12, making a strong case that coach Rodney Terry should have the interim tag removed from his title. —Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023 The high-powered winds impact was felt across Massachusetts, from knocked down trees to power outages. —Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023 Investigators found nearly two dozen shell casings from a high-powered rifle near the substations, but so far have not found a gun or made any arrests. —Aaron Cooper, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023 The automaker and the drinks manufacturer are joining forces on a high-powered team in the world’s most popular motorsports series. —Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
Noun
According to a 2022 post-mortem compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, women serving in the U.S. Congress have reached a new high, with 149 women holding office. —Kinsey Crowley, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023 Crist | Kolder Associates found that last year, the share of female CFOs rose to a new high of 16%, up from 15.1% in 2021 and 12.6% in 2020. —Anna King, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 In perhaps one telling sign as to who’s winning either debate, US office occupancy hit a new high of over 50% this week, according to data from Kastle, which tracks office card swipes. —Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023 The head count reached a new high in the fall of 2022, with 3,762 students. —Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2023 That was a new high, surpassing the 5,972 guns found in 2021. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023 But in 2023, U.S. production is projected to edge higher and set a new high, driven by the Permian Basin region in West Texas. —Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023 This cult-favorite slip-on takes comfort and ease to a new high. —Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023 The average price of a single-family home in Anchorage jumped to a new high of $456,000 in 2022, even as Anchorage realtors said rising interest rates began to cool the market. —Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2023 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Adverb, and Noun

Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing high

  • aim high
  • be (in) for the high jump
  • be riding high
  • come hell or high water
  • extremely high frequency
  • from on high
  • have a high regard for
  • have a high opinion of (something)
  • high/low profile
  • high achiever
  • high altar
  • high analysis
  • high and low
  • high and dry
  • high-and-mighty
  • high beam
  • high blood pressure
  • high cholesterol
  • high chair
  • high-class
  • high comedy
  • high command
  • high-count
  • high court
  • high day
  • high-def
  • high-energy
  • high-end
  • high fidelity
  • high fashion
  • high finance
  • high five
  • high-flown
  • high gear
  • high-grade
  • high-grading
  • high ground
  • high-handed
  • high horse
  • high in
  • high-intensity interval training
  • high jump
  • high jinks
  • high-level
  • high-maintenance
  • high-minded
  • high mass
  • high-muckety-muck
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high off the hog
  • high-octane
  • high noon
  • high on the hog
  • high on one's list
  • high-pitched
  • high performance
  • high pain threshold
  • high place
  • high-power
  • high-powered
  • high-pressure
  • high priestess
  • high priest
  • high-ranking
  • high-profile
  • high relief
  • high school
  • high roller
  • high-risk
  • high school reunion
  • high sea
  • high-security
  • high table
  • high summer
  • high style
  • high-strung
  • high street
  • high-sticking
  • high-spirited
  • high-sounding
  • high-speed
  • high tea
  • high tech
  • high-tension
  • high-test
  • high-top
  • high treason
  • high-voltage
  • high-toned
  • high tide
  • high-water mark
  • high-wire act
  • high yellow
  • hold one's head (up) high
  • hold (someone or something) in high regard
  • it's high time
  • in high style
  • in high spirits
  • in high places
  • in high dudgeon
  • knee-high
  • junior high school
  • on high
  • on a high
  • on a high note
  • place a high value on
  • runner's high
  • senior high school
  • sky-high
  • the high ground
  • take a high polish
  • shoulder-high
  • to high heaven
  • the moral high ground
  • waist-high
  • very high frequency
  • as high as a kite
  • friends in high places
  • high-concept
  • high-density lipoprotein
  • high drama
  • high frequency
  • high polymer
  • high/top marks
  • high-heeled
  • high-definition
  • high hat
  • high commissioner
  • high-energy physics
  • high on the list
  • high point
  • high sign
  • high hopes
  • high-low-jack
  • high technology
  • high-ticket
  • high heels
  • high explosive
  • high rise
  • high water
  • in/into high gear
  • high-flying
  • knee-high to a grasshopper
  • the high jump
  • high days and holidays
  • high-wire
  • high road
  • hell or high water
  • high-up
  • high-wrought
  • the high road
  • kicks/moves into high gear
  • run high
  • fly high
  • stand high/low with (someone)
  • hit the high spots
  • high yaller
  • took the high road
  • ride high
  • hit the high points
  • stinks to high heaven
  • high on
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  • aim high
  • be (in) for the high jump
  • be riding high
  • come hell or high water
  • extremely high frequency
  • from on high
  • have a high regard for
  • have a high opinion of (something)
  • high/low profile
  • high achiever
  • high altar
  • high analysis
  • high and low
  • high and dry
  • high-and-mighty
  • high beam
  • high blood pressure
  • high cholesterol
  • high chair
  • high-class
  • high comedy
  • high command
  • high-count
  • high court
  • high day
  • high-def
  • high-energy
  • high-end
  • high fidelity
  • high fashion
  • high finance
  • high five
  • high-flown
  • high gear
  • high-grade
  • high-grading
  • high ground
  • high-handed
  • high horse
  • high in
  • high-intensity interval training
  • high jump
  • high jinks
  • high-level
  • high-maintenance
  • high-minded
  • high mass
  • high-muckety-muck
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high off the hog
  • high-octane
  • high noon
  • high on the hog
  • high on one's list
  • high-pitched
  • high performance
  • high pain threshold
  • high place
  • high-power
  • high-powered
  • high-pressure
  • high priestess
  • high priest
  • high-ranking
  • high-profile
  • high relief
  • high school
  • high roller
  • high-risk
  • high school reunion
  • high sea
  • high-security
  • high table
  • high summer
  • high style
  • high-strung
  • high street
  • high-sticking
  • high-spirited
  • high-sounding
  • high-speed
  • high tea
  • high tech
  • high-tension
  • high-test
  • high-top
  • high treason
  • high-voltage
  • high-toned
  • high tide
  • high-water mark
  • high-wire act
  • high yellow
  • hold one's head (up) high
  • hold (someone or something) in high regard
  • it's high time
  • in high style
  • in high spirits
  • in high places
  • in high dudgeon
  • knee-high
  • junior high school
  • on high
  • on a high
  • on a high note
  • place a high value on
  • runner's high
  • senior high school
  • sky-high
  • the high ground
  • take a high polish
  • shoulder-high
  • to high heaven
  • the moral high ground
  • waist-high
  • very high frequency
  • as high as a kite
  • friends in high places
  • high-concept
  • high-density lipoprotein
  • high drama
  • high frequency
  • high polymer
  • high/top marks
  • high-heeled
  • high-definition
  • high hat
  • high commissioner
  • high-energy physics
  • high on the list
  • high point
  • high sign
  • high hopes
  • high-low-jack
  • high technology
  • high-ticket
  • high heels
  • high explosive
  • high rise
  • high water
  • in/into high gear
  • high-flying
  • knee-high to a grasshopper
  • the high jump
  • high days and holidays
  • high-wire
  • high road
  • hell or high water
  • high-up
  • high-wrought
  • the high road
  • kicks/moves into high gear
  • run high
  • fly high
  • stand high/low with (someone)
  • hit the high spots
  • high yaller
  • took the high road
  • ride high
  • hit the high points
  • stinks to high heaven
  • high on
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Kids Definition

high

1 of 3 adjective
ˈhī How to pronounce high (audio)
1
a
: extending to a great distance upward : having greater height than average or usual
rooms with high ceilings
b
: having a specified elevation
six feet high
2
: advanced toward fullness
high summer
3
: shrill entry 2, sharp
high note
4
: far from the equator
high latitude
5
: noble entry 1 sense 5
a writer of high purpose
6
: of greater degree, size, amount, or content than average or ordinary
high pressure
high power of a microscope
7
: of relatively great importance: as
a
: first in rank or standing
high society
b
: serious sense 4, grave
high crimes
8
: strong sense 7
high winds
9
a
: showing joy or excitement
high spirits
b
: drunk entry 2 sense 1
also : affected or impaired by or as if by a drug
10
: advanced or complex in structure or development
higher mathematics
higher fungi

high

2 of 3 adverb
1
: at or to a high place, altitude, or degree
climbed high
2
: richly sense 1, luxuriously
living high

high

3 of 3 noun
1
a
: hill entry 1 sense 1, knoll
b
: sky sense 1
watched the birds on high
c
: heaven sense 2
a judgment from on high
2
: a region of high barometric pressure : anticyclone
3
a
: a high point or level : height
prices reached a new high
b
: the arrangement of gears (as in an automobile) that gives the highest speed and consequently the highest speed of travel
4
: a state of good feeling, excitement, or intoxication produced by or as if by a drug

Medical Definition

high

1 of 2 adjective
ˈhī How to pronounce high (audio)
1
: having a complex organization : greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically
—usually used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals
the higher algaethe higher apes
 compare low
2
a
: exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement
a high patient
b
: being intoxicated
also : excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin)

high

2 of 2 noun
: an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state
especially : one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin)

high 1 of 3

adjective

1
as in tall
extending to a great distance upward as the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is mountaineering's holy grail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tall
  • lofty
  • towering
  • altitudinous
  • elevated
  • dominant
  • prominent
  • raised
  • eminent
  • dominating
  • lifted
  • uplifted
  • statuesque
  • high-rise
  • upswept

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • low
  • short
  • squat
  • flat
  • low-lying
  • stubby
  • stumpy
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2
as in increased
being at a higher level than average gasoline prices are high right now a high fever people with high incomes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • increased
  • elevated
  • up
  • heightened
  • raised
  • escalated
  • extreme
  • maximum
  • over
  • sky-high
  • peaked
  • maximized
  • utmost
  • inflated
  • jacked (up)
  • full
  • oversize
  • overloaded
  • overflowing
  • overlarge
  • overfull
  • overfilled
  • oversized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • low
  • down
  • decreased
  • dropped
  • under
  • depressed
  • knockdown
  • receded
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3
as in elevated
located at a greater height than average or usual an eagle's nest high on the cliff an old house with high ceilings

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • elevated
  • soaring
  • upper
  • ascending
  • raised
  • nosebleed
  • ascendant
  • overhead
  • upward
  • airy
  • upheld
  • overlooking
  • ascendent
  • uppermost
  • topmost
  • uplifted
  • upmost
  • upraised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • low
  • lowered
  • dropped
  • down
  • descending
  • grounded
  • fallen
  • depressed
  • sunken
  • level
  • descendant
  • lowermost
  • low-lying
  • even
  • descendent
  • undermost
  • nethermost
  • abreast
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4
as in higher
being far along in development a cabal of self-proclaimed Luddites who argued that the evils of high technology far outweighed its virtues

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • higher
  • improved
  • advanced
  • evolved
  • developed
  • late
  • enhanced
  • progressive
  • modern
  • educated
  • forward
  • refined
  • grown
  • precocious
  • newest
  • new
  • civilized
  • contemporary
  • latest
  • enlightened
  • recent
  • current
  • ripe
  • aged
  • matured
  • now
  • ripened
  • perfected
  • novel
  • full-blown
  • mature
  • full-scale
  • full-fledged
  • ultramodern
  • newfangled
  • supermodern
  • mod
  • cutting-edge
  • leading-edge
  • new-fashioned
  • present-day
  • up-to-date
  • space-age

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lower
  • low
  • primitive
  • backward
  • retarded
  • rudimentary
  • undeveloped
  • green
  • rude
  • nonprogressive
  • immature
  • underdeveloped
  • undersized
  • early
  • underweight
  • undersize
  • unripe
  • savage
  • uneducated
  • unripened
  • uncivilized
  • old
  • past
  • primordial
  • primeval
  • embryonic
  • germinal
  • obsolete
  • antique
  • antiquated
  • hoary
  • dated
  • antediluvian
  • musty
  • outworn
  • fusty
  • oldfangled
  • passé
  • old-fashioned
  • old-time
  • out-of-date
  • Neanderthal
  • Neandertal
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5
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol not only has he never been high, he has never even tasted alcohol

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • drunk
  • drunken
  • wet
  • impaired
  • fried
  • blind
  • wasted
  • bombed
  • tight
  • lit
  • stiff
  • loaded
  • plastered
  • smashed
  • under the influence
  • intoxicated
  • ripped
  • stinking
  • stoned
  • gassed
  • hammered
  • boozy
  • wiped out
  • inebriated
  • looped
  • stewed
  • tipsy
  • tanked
  • alcoholic
  • blasted
  • crocked
  • sloshed
  • inebriate
  • besotted
  • pickled
  • lit up
  • juiced
  • squiffed
  • tiddly
  • under the weather
  • potted
  • oiled
  • blitzed
  • rocky
  • canned
  • soused
  • squiffy
  • three sheets to the wind
  • sozzled
  • blotto
  • pie-eyed
  • three sheets in the wind
  • sottish
  • strung out
  • cockeyed
  • maudlin
  • in the bag
  • in one's cups
  • beery
  • stupefied
  • dissipated
  • befuddled
  • dopey
  • dissolute
  • crapulous
  • debauched
  • dipsomaniacal
  • bibulous
  • bleary-eyed
  • dopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straight
  • dry
  • level
  • sober
  • steady
  • temperate
  • cool
  • abstemious
  • abstinent
  • teetotal
  • clearheaded
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6
as in expensive
commanding a large price the concert tickets weren't cheap—you don't even want to know how high they were

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • expensive
  • valuable
  • premium
  • costly
  • precious
  • extravagant
  • pricey
  • dear
  • steep
  • luxurious
  • exorbitant
  • priceless
  • sky-high
  • prohibitive
  • pricy
  • high-end
  • unreasonable
  • spendy
  • high-ticket
  • ultraexpensive
  • unaffordable
  • deluxe
  • big-ticket
  • overpriced
  • uneconomic
  • invaluable
  • stiff
  • sumptuous
  • inestimable
  • uneconomical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reasonable
  • moderate
  • inexpensive
  • cheap
  • worthless
  • valueless
  • discounted
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7
as in great
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature she had the highest intentions, but her "help" turned out to be a disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • great
  • noble
  • sublime
  • elevated
  • lofty
  • big
  • honorable
  • gallant
  • natural
  • magnanimous
  • chivalrous
  • worthy
  • exalted
  • lordly
  • high-minded
  • greathearted
  • heroic
  • venerable
  • regal
  • heroical
  • magnificent
  • valiant
  • moving
  • glorified
  • majestic
  • ennobled
  • uplifting
  • inspiring
  • princely
  • august
  • numinous
  • knightly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • low
  • base
  • degraded
  • ignoble
  • degenerate
  • debased
  • sordid
  • ugly
  • squalid
  • vile
  • wretched
  • little
  • vicious
  • offensive
  • abominable
  • repulsive
  • detestable
  • contemptible
  • narrow
  • hateful
  • dirty
  • lousy
  • despicable
  • sorry
  • mean
  • dastardly
  • ignominious
  • degrading
  • coarse
  • crude
  • humiliating
  • discreditable
  • vulgar
  • small-minded
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as in top
highest in rank or authority high government officials lord high executioner

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • top
  • supreme
  • commanding
  • chief
  • presiding
  • lead
  • foremost
  • leading
  • senior
  • first
  • head
  • primary
  • principal
  • prime
  • premier
  • in charge
  • main
  • preeminent
  • managing
  • upper
  • supereminent
  • high-level
  • predominant
  • reigning
  • major
  • predominate
  • supervisory
  • controlling
  • dominant
  • ruling
  • superior
  • paramount
  • directing
  • topmost
  • uppermost
  • officiating
  • overseeing
  • upmost
  • sovereign
  • ascendant
  • regnant
  • grand
  • sovran
  • ascendent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lower
  • less
  • second
  • last
  • secondary
  • lesser
  • lowly
  • subordinate
  • inferior
  • ancillary
  • subsidiary
  • junior
  • assistant
  • under
  • assisting
  • deputy
  • coadjutor
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9
as in strung out
being under the influence of a recreational drug he's clean now, but when he was younger he used to get high every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • strung out
  • ripped
  • bombed
  • loaded
  • hooked
  • stoned
  • wiped out
  • wasted
  • addicted
  • blasted
  • zonked
  • zonked-out
  • spaced
  • blitzed
  • hopped-up
  • spaced-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straight
  • level
  • clean
  • sober
  • steady
  • temperate
  • cool
  • abstemious
  • abstinent
  • clearheaded
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high

2 of 3

noun

1
as in heaven
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • heaven
  • ecstasy
  • joy
  • intoxication
  • cloud nine
  • seventh heaven
  • euphoria
  • happiness
  • frenzy
  • exhilaration
  • transport
  • elation
  • pleasure
  • joyfulness
  • paradise
  • rapture
  • delight
  • bliss
  • trance
  • elatedness
  • exaltation
  • blissfulness
  • swoon
  • rhapsody
  • glee
  • cheerfulness
  • cheer
  • exuberance
  • joyousness
  • fervor
  • madness
  • felicity
  • enchantment
  • reverie
  • inspiration
  • jubilance
  • gladness
  • jubilation
  • gleefulness
  • passion
  • blessedness
  • gayety
  • lightheartedness
  • gaiety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • depression
  • misery
  • unhappiness
  • sadness
  • woe
  • despair
  • melancholy
  • wretchedness
  • dejection
  • blues
  • dumps
  • gloom
  • doldrums
  • desolation
  • despondency
  • gloominess
  • dreariness
  • dispiritedness
  • forlornness
  • disconsolateness
  • heartsickness
  • downheartedness
  • disheartenment
  • mopes
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as in sky
the expanse of air surrounding the earth V formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sky
  • blue
  • heaven(s)
  • firmament
  • welkin
  • midair
  • horizon
  • skyline

high

3 of 3

adverb

as in large
in a luxurious manner after he had won the lottery Philip lived pretty high—until all the money was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • large
  • expensively
  • luxuriously
  • fine
  • extravagantly
  • comfortably
  • richly
  • impressively
  • sumptuously
  • opulently
  • magnificently
  • fatly
  • palatially
  • imposingly
  • plushly
  • grandly
  • lavishly
  • ostentatiously
  • pretentiously
  • pompously
  • affluently
  • grandiosely
  • splendidly
  • wealthily
  • immoderately
  • wastefully
  • prodigally
  • indulgently
  • intemperately
  • wantonly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • simply
  • modestly
  • humbly
  • poorly
  • plainly
  • austerely
  • moderately
  • reasonably
  • economically
  • cheaply
  • meagerly
  • sparingly
  • inexpensively
  • conservatively
  • unpretentiously
  • frugally
  • sensibly
  • prudently
  • sparely
  • temperately
  • skimpily
  • restrainedly
  • thriftily
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Synonym Chooser

The words lofty and tall are common synonyms of high. While all three words mean "above the average in height," high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level.

a high hill
a high ceiling

Although the words lofty and high have much in common, lofty suggests great or imposing altitude.

lofty mountain peaks

The words tall and high can be used in similar contexts, but tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness.

a tall thin man

Phrases Containing high

  • high ground
  • high horse
  • high priest
  • high roller
  • high noon
  • high road
  • high and dry
  • high jinks
  • high and low
  • senior high school
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  • high ground
  • high horse
  • high priest
  • high roller
  • high noon
  • high road
  • high and dry
  • high jinks
  • high and low
  • senior high school
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