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Definition of HIGH

1

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

Synonyms altitudinous, lofty, tall, towering

Related Words dominant, dominating, eminent, prominent; elevated, lifted, raised, uplifted, upswept; high-rise, statuesque

Near Antonyms flat, stubby, stumpy

Antonyms low, low-lying, short, squat

2

being at a higher level than average <gasoline prices are high right now> <a high fever> <people with high incomes>

Synonyms elevated, escalated, heightened, increased, jacked (up), raised, up

Related Words extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost; inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized)

Near Antonyms decreased, depressed, dropped, knockdown [chiefly British], receded, under

Antonyms down, low

3

located at a greater height than average or usual <an eagle's nest high on the cliff> <an old house with high ceilings>

Synonyms airy, elevated, nosebleed

Related Words ascendant (also ascendent), ascending, soaring; overhead, overlooking, raised, upheld, uplifted, upraised; topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost, upward

Near Antonyms depressed, descendant (also descendent), descending, down, dropped, fallen, grounded, lowered, sunken; lowermost, nethermost, undermost; abreast, even, level

Antonyms low, low-lying

4

being far along in development <a cabal of self-proclaimed Luddites who argued that the evils of high technology far outweighed its virtues>

Synonyms developed, evolved, forward, high, higher, improved, late, progressive, refined

Related Words precocious; full-blown, full-fledged, full-scale; aged, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripened; civilized, educated, enhanced, enlightened; contemporary, 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

Near Antonyms green, immature, underdeveloped, undersized (also undersize), underweight, unripe, unripened; savage, uncivilized, uneducated; early, embryonic, germinal, primeval, primordial; antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past

Antonyms backward, low, lower, nonprogressive, primitive, retarded, rude, rudimentary, undeveloped

5

being under the influence of alcohol <not only has he never been high, he has never even tasted alcohol>

Synonyms besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, 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]

Related Words maudlin; beery; befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey (also dopy), rocky, strung out, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute; alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal

Near Antonyms abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal; clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Antonyms sober, straight

6

commanding a large price <the concert tickets weren't cheap—you don't even want to know how high they were>

Synonyms big-ticket, dear, expensive, extravagant, high, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable

Related Words exorbitant, overpriced, prohibitive, sky-high, steep, stiff, unaffordable, uneconomic (or uneconomical), unreasonable; inestimable, invaluable; deluxe, luxurious, sumptuous

Near Antonyms moderate, reasonable; valueless, worthless; discounted

Antonyms cheap, inexpensive

7

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 big, chivalrous, elevated, gallant, great, greathearted, high, high-minded, lofty, lordly, magnanimous, natural, sublime

Related Words ennobled, exalted, glorified; heroic (also heroical), honorable, valiant, venerable, worthy; knightly, princely, regal; inspiring, moving, numinous, uplifting; august, magnificent, majestic

Near Antonyms sordid, squalid, vile, wretched; abominable, contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, offensive, repulsive, ugly, vicious; dastardly, dirty, lousy, sorry; little, mean, narrow, small-minded; degrading, discreditable, humiliating, ignominious; coarse, crude, vulgar

Antonyms base, debased, degenerate, degraded, ignoble, low

8

highest in rank or authority <high government officials> <lord high executioner>

Synonyms chief, commanding, first, foremost, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top

Related Words high-level, senior; controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory; main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran); ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost

Near Antonyms ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary; assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under

9

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 blasted [slang], blitzed [slang], bombed, high, hopped-up, loaded [slang], ripped [slang], spaced-out (or spaced), strung out, wasted [slang], wiped out [slang], zonked, zonked-out

Related Words addicted, hooked

Near Antonyms abstemious, abstinent, clean, temperate; clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Antonyms sober, straight