above

Examples

• All

• Speculation about the blue color of the ocean, as seen from above, goes way back.

  Academic text (2011)

• And I was above a bar in London.

• It's that level above where your comfort zone is.

• And you can, both of you, sleep in the rooms above.

  Wuthering Heights (1970)

• Now he could see the clearing from above, with their two small bodies sitting side by side.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The sound of a door opening above brought me out of my reverie.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Light fell in from the window above, casting a kind of halo around his face.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In the distance, she heard an engine idling; far above, a shuttle passed over the city.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The bird flew gracefully above the treetops.

• The sun rose above the horizon, casting a warm glow over the landscape.

Synonyms

O

over

vsabove

∞ 1.0

At or to a place on the other side of something

refers only to being in a higher place without motion

Antonyms

B

below

753 1.0

A place that is under something, for example a room or floor

B

beneath

611 1.0

Under something or in a lower position than it

Idioms

A

above all

152 2.1

More than anything else

A

above water

13 3.5

Having enough money to pay your bills and avoid debt

A

above board

11 3.9

Open and honest, with nothing hidden, especially in business

K

to keep head above water

• Informal

9 4.7

To avoid serious money problems during hard times

H

head and shoulders above

• Informal

6 4.3

Being much better than others at something

A

a cut above

5 4.3

Clearly better than others in quality or style

G

gift from above

• Informal

2 4.2

An unexpected good thing that feels like it comes from above

A

a notch above

1 4.3

Slightly better than similar people or things in quality

A

above par

1 4.2

Better than usual in quality, performance or value

S

to stay above water

• Informal

1 5.1

To keep enough money to pay bills and not owe money

A

above the curve

1 7.7

Ahead of most others in new ideas or tools

H

hell from above

1 9.9

Very bad damage that comes from the sky, like bombs or storms

F

to feel like the huckleberry above a persimmon

• Informal

9.9

Think you are more important or special than other people

H

huckleberry above a persimmon

• Archaic

9.9

A person who acts like they are better than other people

P

to punch above one's weight

• Informal

7.4

To have more success than people expect from your size or ability

Compounds

A

above average

53 3.2

Better than most people or things of the same kind

A

above normal

15 3.4

Higher than the usual or expected level

A

above-named

• Formal

1 6.3

Named earlier in this text

How High

overhead

105 2.0

above

∞ 1.0

below

753 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology