high synonyms
high
modif.
Tall
towering, gigantic, big, colossal, tremendous, great, giant, huge, formidable, immense, lank, lanky, long, sky-scraping, steep*, sky-high*; see also large 1.Antonyms
short*, diminutive*, undersized. * Elevated
lofty, uplifted, upraised, soaring, aerial, high-reaching, flying, hovering, overtopping, beetling, jutting, cloud-swept*; see also above 1, raised 1.Antonyms
low*, depressed*, underground. * Exalted
eminent, leading, powerful; see distinguished 2, important 2, noble 1, 2.Important
Expensive
high-priced, costly, precious; see expensive.To an unusual degree
great, extraordinary, special; see unusual 1, 2.Shrill
piercing, sharp, penetrating; see loud 1, shrill.*Drunk
intoxicated, tipsy, inebriated; see drunk.*Under the influence of drugs
drugged, stoned*, hopped-up*, freaked-out*, wasted*, spaced out*, tuned-in*, turned-on*, potted*, on a trip*, tripping*, tripped-out*, hyped-up*, psyched*.
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