high
- adjective
- /haɪ/
- Informal
- He said you have to learn to get high on all parts of life.
- in high spirits
- feelings run high
- high-energy
Examples
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Networking with educators from across our country was one of the high points of the experience.
Academic text (2015) -
After a successful presentation, I felt a high that lasted for hours.
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I tried this out and I had high high hopes for it.
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I am a leader, I am a high vibe force for good.
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Yes, he should realize that the stakes were high in any game he played with Melissa Wayne.
Fiction book (1990) -
I think it's just an acknowledgement that, yes, I've been through hell, but I've survived with my head held high.
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Rey's favorite character is Babymouse, a high-spirited female mouse with an oversized imagination.
Academic text (2013) -
The music at the festival lifted the crowd to a high of joy and energy.
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Winning the championship left the team in a high spirits that they would remember forever.
Synonyms
Feeling pleased and content
Feeling very happy and eager about something
Feeling very excited and happy
Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions
Feeling very happy and excited
Feeling very energetic and unable to sit still
Very happy and excited to the point of feeling dizzy
Feeling very happy and excited after good news
Being very active and excited to do things
Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
Feeling very happy and excited
Very excited and full of energy because something good is about to happen
Full of energy and excitement
Feeling very happy and full of energy
Feeling very happy and full of energy
Feeling very happy and excited for no clear reason
Filled with a sudden rush of excitement and energy
Very excited and happy in an obvious way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
To be at the top of a place or feel very excited, sometimes meaning from a power above
- NSFW
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
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
A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
- UK
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
- Informal
A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate
- Specialized
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
- Informal
A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate
- Formal
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
How Excited
Surface Forms
Etymology
High suggests being 'lifted up' from the old English heah, so saying someone is high with joy gives the image of being raised by strong happiness. That's why high can mean very happy or excited.