HIGH-FLYING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

high-flying

adjective

Definition of high-flying

as in opportunistic

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Recent Examples of high-flying Gable survived a Mexican Destroyer on the apron as well as the rest of Penta’s high-flying moves. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Effectively integrated, these Korean and Turkish systems could potentially provide a layered defense for Iraq against everything from fast high-flying ballistic missiles to small slow low-flying drones. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 To Grinacoff, that’s a sign that the high-flying AI trade is becoming more crowded than the overall market. — Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 July 2026 It had been scheduled to open on June 26 as part of the park's 65th anniversary, but that was delayed due to longer-than-expected testing of the high-flying roller coaster. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-flying

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Adjective

Berkshire, Apple and ExxonMobil are pursuing different strategies, optionality and opportunistic investment, capital returns, and a combination of reinvestment and shareholder distributions but each illustrates the same principle.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The opportunistic raccoon tickled many people online, with viewers calling the raccoon a rat in disguise and commenting on the price of hot dogs at the New York City stadium.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of opportunistic

Adjective

Cramer also pointed to Abercrombie's aggressive share repurchases as another boost to earnings per share.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough, being aggressive in what was a must-win series finale against the Washington Nationals, chose to go to his bullpen early.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of aggressive

Adjective

The arrival of Marmoush, a springy runner who is dangerous on the break and dynamic with his off-ball movement, helped reinforce a bolder new approach.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The physical robot demonstrated highly dynamic movements, including aerial cartwheels, spin kicks, and flip kicks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dynamic

Adjective

This feature helped enable what Nokia researchers called kiosks—informal pay-per-call services, in which an enterprising phone subscriber charged neighbors and family members by the minute for use of the device.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026
Their younger son’s back issues are indeed the least of the family’s problems, especially when a deal made with a more enterprising neighboring farmer winds up going bust.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Definition of enterprising

Adjective

Alongside his final-third prowess, Fernandes was industrious across the pitch, playing eight passes into the final third per game, more than any other United player.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
North Korea has also become an industrious manufacturer of war drones, augmenting Moscow’s capacity to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles that have defined the conflict.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of industrious

Adjective

Use your grill to heat the cast-iron skillet; the skillet surface area promotes a more assertive flavor and better sear than grill grates, yielding a steak with the proper steak house crust.

— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
Even the least expensive styles of cheddar are more than capable of reinforcing a béchamel with assertive sharpness and creamy body.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assertive

Adjective

Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Some argue that cultural norms of male leadership and even outright discrimination keep women from top roles, while others argue that women are less ambitious than men.

— Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambitious

Adjective

More recently, diligent and passionate biologists, chemists, and experts from other disciplines have used technology for contemporary experiments that reveal a spectrum of plant consciousness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Dark circles happen, acne pops up, and dark spots can even appear despite diligent sunscreen use.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of diligent

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