HIGHFLYERS 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

His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant and such past and present jazz powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Wynton and Branford Marsalis.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Home of powerhouses like Prada, Bottega Veneta, and Marni (just to name a few), the city has long set the tone for a distinctly Italian brand of glamour–sensual, sophisticated, and just a touch of daring.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026