high
∞
2.7
- adjective
- /haɪ/
:
alto
- As the concert approaches, the chances for a high-quality performance seem increasingly out of reach.
- high-level
- high quality
- high-stakes
What a complex, high stakes, high consequence job.
- What a complex, high stakes, high consequence job.
- In this latter resides the highest good of humankind.
- They're good for a more like high end, I guess, makeup wipe.
- Now, now you're one of the highest paid actors in the world.
- This is of a infinitely higher order, he says.
- Hero was the name of a high priestess of Aphrodite.
Examples
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I have faith in a higher power.
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Police Commissioner Carl Fairbanks, a personal friend of Andrews, says the investigation will receive the department's highest priority.
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So that I think put that one very high on the list.
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What a complex, high stakes, high consequence job.
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Investment in R&D and innovation will bring high skilled, well paid jobs.
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My first year of teaching was at an urban high school in Atlanta, Georgia.
Academic text (2015) -
Readers will be begging for the next episode in this high-quality animated storybook series.
Academic text (2015) -
She achieved a position of high authority in the organization after years of hard work.
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The conference featured speakers of the highest renown in the field, attracting many attendees.
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Their project received the highest accolades from industry experts for its innovation and quality.
Synonyms
201
1.9
Higher in rank or position than others
136
4.2
Something important that involves senior people in an organization
46
4.2
A person who has an important senior job in an organization
45
4.4
Very strong and effective for machines, people, or actions
39
5.1
Showing high moral ideas or aims that seem admirable and often not realistic
27
5.6
A person who is well known and respected in their field
13
4.2
Having more power than other people in an organization
4
7.9
Having greater power or influence than others
4
4.6
A part of an organization that is at a higher position
A person who has a high position in an organization
In a position of power or importance in a group
Having more power or influence than others
High in moral, intellectual or artistic value
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
18
7.4
To be at the top of a place or feel very excited, sometimes meaning from a power above
- NSFW
10
9.0
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
- Informal
1
9.9
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
1
8.5
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
To act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Informal
To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure
- Informal
Act with dignity and good behavior when others act mean or unfair
Compounds
- Specialized
52
2.8
A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
- UK
46
4.5
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
- Informal
29
2.6
A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate
- Specialized
13
5.8
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
- Informal
11
2.0
A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate
- Formal
7
8.8
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
4
2.6
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
How Important
116
5.6
- Formal
27
5.6
- Formal
144
4.8
∞
2.7
∞
1.0
353
3.9
112
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
High originally meant 'elevated' (from old English heah) and this image of being above others helps us remember why high can mean important or of great rank. So a high position is one that is above others in status or quality.