high-octane

adjective

high-oc·​tane ˈhī-ˈäk-ˌtān 

1

: having a high octane number and hence good antiknock properties

high-octane gasoline

2

: very powerful, strong, or effective

high-octane football

high-octane coffee

Examples of high-octane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sets built in the multi-use studio included an upside-down passenger plane fuselage and an ornate Shanghai penthouse built over the indoor water tank, which were both used for high-octane action scenes. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025

Given that the high-octane action sequences in F1 were adapted from real races, numerous drivers, including producer Lewis Hamilton, and their personnel appear as themselves. —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025

For the 2025 Formula One Grand Prix, Black celebrities from entertainment, fashion, sports, and film turned the paddock into its own high-octane red carpet. —Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Nov. 2025

For weeks, the riskiest trades in finance — crypto, AI stocks, meme names, high-octane momentum bets — had been slipping. —Denitsa Tsekova, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-octane

• isooctane
• octane

Kids Definition

high-octane

adjective

: having a high octane number and therefore good antiknock properties

high-octane gasoline