Synonyms of high-endnext
1
: upscale
high-end boutiques
2
: of superior quality or sophistication and usually high in price
high-end cameras

Examples of high-end in a Sentence

a high-end haberdashery that serves its clients by appointment only high-end digital cameras intended for professionals and serious amateurs
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Daga points out that high-end jewelry customers are more willing to accept higher prices. Andrea Bossi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026 The smartphone is now the primary lens through which the fashion world communicates and the tools that protect and stabilize that lens are being elevated to the status of high-end equipment. Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026 Think a long-lasting foundation formulated with premium skin care, a fragrance with ultrarare notes, or a lipstick that doubles as a high-end accessory. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026 The company’s high-end department store has benefited from luxury shoppers seeking alternatives while rival Saks Global Enterprises, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, winds its way through a bankruptcy. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-end

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of high-end was in 1956

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“High-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-end. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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