Thesaurus
high
Synonyms and Antonyms of high
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- Gasoline prices are high right now.
- a high fever
- people with high incomes
- an eagle's nest high on the cliff
- an old house with high ceilings
depressed, descendant (also descendent), descending, down, dropped, fallen, grounded, lowered, sunken
- high technology
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antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past
- The concert tickets weren't cheap—you don't even want to know how high they were.
big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), ultraexpensive, valuable
- She had the highest intentions, but her "help" turned out to be a disaster.
- high government officials
- lord high executioner
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
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
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Synonyms and Antonyms of high
- After he had made a fortune, Philip lived pretty high.
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Synonyms and Antonyms of high
- It took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off.
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