Entry Word: high

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 extending to a great distance upward <Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world>

Synonyms 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 advanced, 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, receded, under

Antonyms down, low

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

Synonyms airy, elevated

Related Words aerial, ascendant, ascending, soaring; overhead, overlooking, raised, upheld, uplifted, upraised; topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost, upward

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

Antonyms low, low-lying

4 being far along in development <diagnosing illness using high technology> — see advanced 1
5 being under the influence of alcohol <not only has he never been high, he has never even tasted alcohol> — see drunk
6 commanding a large price <the tickets werenʼt cheap—you donʼt even want to know how high they were> — see costly
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> — see noble 2
8 highest in rank or authority <high government officials> <lord high executioner> — see head