Synonyms of high ground

high ground

noun

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• upper hand
• odds
• opportunity
• whip hand
• inside track
• stead
• better
• coign of vantage
• jump
• vantage
• start
• bulge
• catbird seat
• privilege
• margin
• leg up
• pull
• drop
• head start
• lead
• allowance
• superiority
• dominance
• benefit
• transcendence
• predominance
• precedence
• prerogative
• mastery
• ascendancy
• supremacy
• preference
• transcendency
• foothold
• command
• windfall
• seniority
• godsend
• felicity
• blessing
• manna
• boon
• break

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• penalty
• disadvantage
• liability
• minus
• handicap
• drawback
• strike
• detriment
• imbalance
• inequality
• disparity
• disability
• failing
• interference
• impairment
• obstacle
• shortcoming
• let
• impediment
• stranglehold
• obstruction
• bar
• stop
• unevenness
• hurdle
• hindrance
• embarrassment
• catch
• check
• rub
• hitch
• setback
• clog
• crimp
• shackle
• trammel
• manacle
• lurch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of high ground

Three of six new sirens installed in Kerr County were used to warn people to seek high ground, said Tara Bushnoe, manager of the Upper Guadalupe River Authority. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

During — Stay alert using a NOAA Weather Radio, get to high ground, follow evacuation orders and avoid floodwaters. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Both sides suffered heavy losses, but the outnumbered Union forces held onto high ground. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026