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highadjective extending to a great distance upwardas the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is mountaineering's holy grail altitudinous, lofty, tall, towering dominant, dominating, eminent, prominentelevated, lifted, raised, uplifted, upswepthigh-rise, statuesque low, low-lying, short, squat flat, stubby, stumpy being at a higher level than averagegasoline prices are high right now a high fever people with high incomes elevated, escalated, heightened, increased, jacked (up), raised, up extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmostinflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize(or oversized) down, low decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown(chiefly British), receded, under located at a greater height than average or usualan eagle's nest high on the cliff an old house with high ceilings airy, elevated, nosebleed ascendant(also ascendent), ascending, soaringoverhead, overlooking, raised, upheld, uplifted, upraisedtopmost, upmost, upper, uppermost, upward low, low-lying depressed, descendant(also descendent), descending, down, dropped, fallen, grounded, lowered, sunkenlowermost, nethermost, undermostabreast, even, level being far along in developmenta cabal of self-proclaimed Luddites who argued that the evils of high technology far outweighed its virtues advanced, developed, evolved, forward, higher, improved, late, progressive, refined precociousfull-blown, full-fledged, full-scaleaged, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripenedcivilized, educated, enhanced, enlightenedcontemporary, current, cutting-edge, latest, leading-edge, mod, modern, new, newest, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, recent, space-age, supermodern, ultramodern, up-to-date backward, low, lower, nonprogressive, primitive, retarded, rude, rudimentary, undeveloped green, immature, underdeveloped, undersized(also undersize), underweight, unripe, unripenedsavage, uncivilized, uneducatedearly, embryonic, germinal, primeval, primordialantediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal(or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past being under the influence of alcoholnot only has he never been high, he has never even tasted alcohol besotted, blasted(slang), blind, blitzed(slang), blotto(slang), bombed, boozy, canned(slang), cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered(slang), impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced(slang), lit, lit up, loaded(slang), looped, oiled(slang), pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted(slang), ripped(slang), sloshed(slang), smashed(slang), sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed(or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking(slang), stoned, tanked(slang), tiddly(chiefly British), tight, tipsy, wasted(slang), wet, wiped out(slang) maudlinbeerybefuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey(also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefieddebauched, dissipated, dissolutealcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal in one's cups, in the bag(slang), three sheets in the wind(or three sheets to the wind), under the influence, under the weather sober, straight abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotalclearheaded, cool, level, steady commanding a large pricethe concert tickets weren't cheap—you don't even want to know how high they were big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey(also pricy), spendy(chiefly Northwest), ultraexpensive, valuable exorbitant, overpriced, prohibitive, sky-high, steep, stiff, unaffordable, uneconomic(or uneconomical), unreasonableinestimable, invaluabledeluxe, luxurious, sumptuous cheap, inexpensive moderate, reasonablevalueless, worthlessdiscounted having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous natureshe had the highest intentions, but her "help" turned out to be a disaster big, chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high-minded, lofty, lordly, magnanimous, natural, noble, sublime ennobled, exalted, glorifiedheroic(also heroical), honorable, valiant, venerable, worthyknightly, princely, regalinspiring, moving, numinous, upliftingaugust, magnificent, majestic base, debased, degenerate, degraded, ignoble, low sordid, squalid, vile, wretchedabominable, contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, offensive, repulsive, ugly, viciousdastardly, dirty, lousy, sorrylittle, mean, narrow, small-mindeddegrading, discreditable, humiliating, ignominiouscoarse, crude, vulgar highest in rank or authorityhigh government officials lord high executioner chief, commanding, first, foremost, head, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top high-level, seniorcontrolling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisorymain, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign(also sovran)ascendant(also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost in charge ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiaryassistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under being under the influence of a recreational drughe's clean now, but when he was younger he used to get high every day blasted(slang), blitzed(slang), bombed, hopped-up, loaded(slang), ripped(slang), spaced-out(or spaced), stoned, strung out, wasted(slang), wiped out(slang), zonked, zonked-out addicted, hooked sober, straight abstemious, abstinent, clean, temperateclearheaded, cool, level, steady highadverbin a luxurious mannerafter he had won the lottery Philip lived pretty high—until all the money was gone expensively, extravagantly, fatly, grandly, large, lavishly, luxuriously, opulently, palatially, plushly, richly, sumptuously imposingly, impressively, magnificently, splendidlygrandiosely, ostentatiously, pompously, pretentiouslyaffluently, comfortably, fine, wealthilyimmoderately, indulgently, intemperately, prodigally, wantonly, wastefully austerely, humbly, modestly, plainly, simply unpretentiouslycheaply, economically, frugally, inexpensively, meagerly, poorly, skimpily, sparely, sparingly, thriftilyconservatively, moderately, prudently, reasonably, restrainedly, sensibly, temperately highnouna state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotionit took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off cloud nine, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport exaltationblessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasurereverie, tranceinspirationfervor, frenzy, madness, passioncheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety(also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness depression misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchednessblues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes the expanse of air surrounding the earthV formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here adj.high, tall, lofty 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 tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness.a tall thin man lofty suggests great or imposing altitude.lofty mountain peaks before the 12th century |