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high
Synonyms and Antonyms of high
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extending to a great distance upward
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being at a higher level than average
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located at a greater height than average or usual
depressed, descendant (also descendent), descending, down, dropped, fallen, grounded, lowered, sunken
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being far along in development
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
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antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past
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being under the influence of alcohol
besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], 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]
in one's cups, in the bag [slang], three sheets in the wind (or three sheets to the wind), under the influence, under the weather
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commanding a large price
big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable
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having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
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highest in rank or authority
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
in charge
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being under the influence of a recreational drug
blasted [slang], blitzed [slang], bombed, hopped-up, loaded [slang], ripped [slang], spaced-out (or spaced), stoned, strung out, wasted [slang], wiped out [slang], zonked, zonked-out
Synonym Discussion of high
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- a high hill
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- a high ceiling
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- a tall thin man
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- lofty mountain peaks
high
Synonyms and Antonyms of high
in a luxurious manner
high
Synonyms and Antonyms of high
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a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
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