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

But Camille can’t claim any moral high ground over Juliette either, as the Mayor angrily reminds her. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Yet, trapped within the GOP apparatus, his baseline scenario has always been a predictable squeeze in the primary, caught between conservative purists who view him as too centrist and partisan Democrats who hold the financial high ground. — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

For eclipse chasers hoping to witness the dramatic moments of totality, location will therefore be everything, with high ground, coastal viewpoints and elevated landscapes likely the best options. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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