high synonyms

high

modif.

  1. 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. *

  2. 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. *

  3. Exalted

    eminent, leading, powerful; see distinguished 2, important 2, noble 1, 2.

  4. Important

    essential, chief, crucial; see important 1, necessary 1.

  5. Expensive

    high-priced, costly, precious; see expensive.

  6. To an unusual degree

    great, extraordinary, special; see unusual 1, 2.

  7. Shrill

    piercing, sharp, penetrating; see loud 1, shrill.

  8. *Drunk

    intoxicated, tipsy, inebriated; see drunk.

  9. *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*.

on high

high in position, up in space, in heaven; see above 1.

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