high-level

adjective

high-lev·​el ˈhī-ˈle-vəl 

1

: occurring, done, or placed at a high level

2

: being of high importance or rank

high-level diplomats

3

: of, relating to, or being a computer programming language (such as BASIC or Pascal) which is similar to a natural language (such as English) and in which each statement is translated by a compiler usually into several machine language instructions

4

: relating to or being nuclear waste that contains highly concentrated radioactive components which are environmentally hazardous

Examples of high-level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

North Korea last sent athletes to the South in December 2018 for a table tennis event, part of a brief period of diplomatic engagement that included the participation of North Korean athletes and a high-level delegation at that year’s Winter Olympics in the South. —ABC News, 20 May 2026

Meanwhile, Forbes estimates that the National Women’s Soccer League — which welcomed expansion side Boston Legacy FC this year — has an average franchise value of $134 million and is attracting high-level individual and institutional investors. —Miceal Chamberlain, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

Qatar has similarly sustained high-level engagement with Tehran. —May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026

The cortex is composed of gray matter that’s responsible for high-level thinking, which plays a role in learning, memory, problem-solving, emotions and consciousness. —Sara Novak, Scientific American, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-level

• daredevil
• sublevel
• bevel
• devil
• level
• multilevel

Kids Definition

high-level

adjective

high-lev·​el

ˈhī-ˈlev-əl

1

: being of high importance or rank

high-level officials

2

: relating to or being a computer programming language that is similar to a natural language (as English)

3

: relating to or being very radioactive nuclear waste