HIGH AND LOW Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

high and low

adverb

Definition of high and low

as in everywhere

in every place or in all places I've been looking high and low for my glasses

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nowhere

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Recent Examples of high and low Launched in 2022, the Watch and Jewellery Initiative spans high and low players, including brands, distributors and suppliers, regardless of size. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Filmmaker Na Hong-jin, an expert at mining the clash between high and low, makes a bid for James Cameron-like sci-fi laden with special effects. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The boss fights are incredible, the sword play is fast and fluid, and the visuals are outstanding on both high and low-end gear. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high and low

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Adverb

The joy of being in DTLA is proximity to transit, putting Santa Monica, Pasadena, and everywhere in between within easy reach without necessarily needing Ubers or a rental car.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Hybridity and borderlessness are everywhere in contemporary pop music.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of everywhere

Adverb

Sisters and founders Margaret and Katherine Kleveland threw open the doors of their temporary Rue de Rivoli showroom for an evening of cocktails and dancing, gathering friends of the brand who’d traveled from far and wide.

— Vogue, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Its tale of a Zainichi assassin (an ethnic Korean in Japan), as well as fraying political tensions between the North and South, take its characters far and wide, in a follow-the-money treasure hunt dangerously close to the halls of power.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of far and wide

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high and low

high-and-mighty

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