HIGHFLIERS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

highfliers

noun

variants or highflyers

plural of highflier

as in powerhouses

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career

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Recent Examples of highfliers There are already apps for booking private jets—FlyHouse delivers a selection of charter aircraft in just 30 seconds, for example—but Revaire also connects you to a network of highfliers. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026 The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront. —

Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026 While the market swoon eliminated scores of internet highflyers, Cisco survived the upheaval. —

Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025

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powerhouses

Noun

Korean, with a Latin twist K-pop powerhouses BTS and KATSEYE are headed to Colombia, showcasing just how huge the phenomenon has become.

— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
After 37 years of coaching, Reiser had reached the top – cultivating a group of five senior starters into a team that was able to beat powerhouses like Windsor, East Catholic and Northwest Catholic – and then New London, 77-74, in the Division II championship game at Mohegan Sun last March.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026