Synonyms of highfliers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• powerhouses
• hustlers
• self-starters
• go-getters
• bootstrappers
• achievers
• enterprisers
• live wires
• go-aheads
• hummers
• eager beavers
• doers
• individualists
• comers
• he-men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idlers
• loafers
• dawdlers
• triflers
• slackers
• shirkers
• malingerers
• loungers
• putterers
• laggards
• sluggards
• procrastinators
• goldbricks
• drones
• loiterers
• lingerers
• lazybones
• slowpokes
• dreamers
• neglecters
• ignorers
• dropouts
• daydreamers
• dalliers
• quitters
• stick-in-the-muds
• ne'er-do-wells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highfliers

The match would often feature the X-Division’s highflyers and provided some heart-stopping moments. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Ankrum studies financial arcana such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and seeks out stocks — not sexy highfliers — that are bound to increase in value over the longer haul. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026

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