Synonyms of above

above 1 of 4

preposition

as in atop

higher than

one minute our kite was above the telephone wires; the next minute it was tangled in them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• atop
• over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• under
• below
• beneath
• underneath

above

2 of 4

adverb

as in overhead

to or in a higher place

we eventually got used to the planes constantly flying above

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overhead
• upwards
• upward
• over
• aloft
• skyward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• below
• beneath
• underneath
• under

above

3 of 4

noun

as in sky

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death

in her dying days she was supposedly visited by an angel from above

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sky
• heaven
• bliss
• Zion
• paradise
• glory
• Sion
• on high
• New Jerusalem
• empyrean
• Elysium
• kingdom come
• elysian fields
• promised land
• Valhalla
• Beulah
• nirvana
• happy hunting ground
• hereafter
• afterworld
• afterlife
• otherworld

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hell
• perdition
• inferno
• Gehenna
• limbo
• purgatory
• pit
• underworld
• abyss
• Pandemonium
• netherworld
• hades

above

4 of 4

adjective

as in aforementioned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aforementioned
• aforesaid
• preceding
• foregoing
• said
• such
• precedent
• prior
• anterior
• antecedent
• forenamed
• preliminary
• erstwhile
• introductory
• former
• whilom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• below
• subsequent
• succeeding
• ensuing

Phrases Containing above

• over and above