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 Prices are well below Brent’s wartime highs of around $122 per barrel. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Iran’s grip on the strait during the conflict led to a global energy crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped since wartime highs of $120 a barrel. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Starting Monday, July 13, the NWS in Des Moines forecasts highs to break the 90-degree threshold. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 Heat will start to ease Sunday for much of the East, with highs next week sinking back into the more seasonable 80s. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Daily temperature records are expected to be broken during this heat wave, with some records possible for consecutive day, monthly or all-time highs. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Dalton Rushing tied career highs with four hits and four RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from an early six-run deficit for a 12-7 victory over the skidding San Diego Padres on Thursday night. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Both Atlantic City and Wilmington have broken record highs for today. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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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

Did the woman who has spent a career immersed in romance with all of its joys and sorrows really exchange vows in what's essentially her workplace?

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
During her appearance on Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast, Hudson bonded with the mom of four, 34, about the joys of having children.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026