high
- noun
- /haɪ/
- It's the best high there is.
- highs and lows
- emotional high
And I've, I've been trying to chase that high every day since then.
- And I've, I've been trying to chase that high every day since then.
- Like I've never felt highs like that time leaving.
- That brings me my highest highs and my lowest lows.
- And it was real a high, a real highlight of the night.
- And you're texting and calling and you're just on this high state, right?
- My high, low and highs will start with the high.
Examples
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The play ends on an extreme high.
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But this morning, I guess you're all feeling the high, and it's beautiful.
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But the high that took me over could only be shared with my sister.
Fiction book (1998) -
No, it was always about the next high; I never thought about the past.
Blog text (7) -
A chocolate high might help.
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You are going to experience the high of helping a neighbor in need.
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We've had some big highs and some equally big lows.
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Unless you have been there, you don't realize the highs and lows that accompany such ventures.
Blog text (23) -
After winning the championship, I felt a great sense of high that lasted for days.
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Completing my first marathon was an incredible high that I will always remember.
Synonyms
A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied
A strong feeling of great happiness
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
A feeling of very great joy and excitement
A very strong feeling of happiness and excitement
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
A very happy and excited feeling after a big success
A strong, happy feeling of excitement
A strong feeling of being very happy and excited
Feeling very happy and full of energy
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
A strong feeling of great happiness
A lively, cheerful energy that makes people feel happy
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 Euphoric
Surface Forms
Etymology
A high meaning a strong feeling of excitement comes from the image of being lifted up (old English heah), so a natural thrill can put you on a high. That's why a high describes intense happiness or euphoria.