HIGHS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

highs

noun

plural of high

as in ecstasies

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off

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as in skies

the expanse of air surrounding the earth V formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here

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Recent Examples of highs That trend will continue through the weekend, with Sunday highs likely a few degrees below normal for this time of year. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Olson, who has team highs of 147 kills, 15 blocks and 88 digs for the Bears (10-3), is making an impact on the program in other ways as well. — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 The red metal is a critical part of industry and construction, and its ascent to record highs could send higher prices rippling through to businesses. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Both of these stocks hit 52-week highs within the last few weeks and have gently pulled back. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026 To the chagrin of budget travelers everywhere, airfares have continued to climb to new highs throughout 2026. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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Noun

But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.

— Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of ecstasies

Noun

Two of the games take place over the skies of the nation’s capital.

— Lou Kesten, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
When Kit takes her whole family out onto the lawn of her uncle’s country home to watch Halley’s Comet, Gharavi’s camera spins around the night skies and Simon Goff’s ethereal score soars.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of skies

Noun

Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero Jack Grealish (Everton) One of the great joys of last season was the sight of Jack Grealish getting approximately 75 per cent of his groove back on loan at Everton.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of joys

Noun

This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heavens

Noun

Here, the now-local shares the shoulder-season delights that keep her on-island year-round as well as her favorite hotel-slash-taverna for a warming meal and stay.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Shades of forest greens, browns, and other earthly delights followed suit.

— Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026