HIGH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
   Synonym(s)
   • high gear (what does high gear mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gear (what does gear mean?)
   • gear mechanism (what does gear mechanism mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • overdrive (what does overdrive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a lofty level or position or degree
   Usage Example(s)
   • summer temperatures reached an all-time high
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • degree (what does degree mean?)
   • grade (what does grade mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • low (what does low mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
   Synonym(s)
   • highschool (what does highschool mean?)
   • high school (what does high school mean?)
   • senior high (what does senior high mean?)
   • senior high school (what does senior high school mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he goes to the neighborhood highschool
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • secondary school (what does secondary school mean?)
   • lyceum (what does lyceum mean?)
   • lycee (what does lycee mean?)
   • Gymnasium (what does Gymnasium mean?)
   • middle school (what does middle school mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a high place
   Synonym(s)
   • heights (what does heights mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they stood on high and observed the coutryside
   • he doesn”t like heights
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • topographic point (what does topographic point mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
   Usage Example(s)
   • they took drugs to get a high on
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • elation (what does elation mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a state of sustained elation
   Usage Example(s)
   • I”m on a permanent high these days
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • elation (what does elation mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • low spirits (what does low spirits mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an air mass of higher than normal pressure
   Synonym(s)
   • high pressure (what does high pressure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
   Hypernyms(s) high is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • air mass (what does air mass mean?)

HIGH as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • happy and excited and energetic
   Synonym(s)
   • in high spirits (what does in high spirits mean?)
   Similar To
   • elated (what does elated mean?)
2. Meaning
   • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
   Synonym(s)
   • mellow (what does mellow mean?)
   Similar To
   • intoxicated (what does intoxicated mean?)
   • drunk (what does drunk mean?)
   • inebriated (what does inebriated mean?)
3. Meaning
   • used of the smell of game beginning to taint
   Synonym(s)
   • gamey (what does gamey mean?)
   • gamy (what does gamy mean?)
   Similar To
   • malodorous (what does malodorous mean?)
   • malodourous (what does malodourous mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high”)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a high mountain
   • high ceilings
   • high buildings
   • a high forehead
   • a high incline
   • a foot high
   Antonym(s)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   Similar To
   • altitudinous (what does altitudinous mean?)
   • commanding (what does commanding mean?)
   • dominating (what does dominating mean?)
   • overlooking (what does overlooking mean?)
   • eminent (what does eminent mean?)
   • lofty (what does lofty mean?)
   • soaring (what does soaring mean?)
   • towering (what does towering mean?)
   • high-level (what does high-level mean?)
   • high-stepped (what does high-stepped mean?)
   • high-stepping (what does high-stepping mean?)
   • high-top (what does high-top mean?)
   • high-topped (what does high-topped mean?)
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
   • upper (what does upper mean?)
   See Also
   • tall (what does tall mean?)
   • top(a) (what does top(a) mean?)
   • up (what does up mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • height (what does height mean?)
   • tallness (what does tallness mean?)
5. Meaning
   • greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   Usage Example(s)
   • a high temperature
   • a high price
   • the high point of his career
   • high risks
   • has high hopes
   • the river is high
   • he has a high opinion of himself
   Antonym(s)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   Similar To
   • advanced (what does advanced mean?)
   • broad(a) (what does broad(a) mean?)
   • full(a) (what does full(a) mean?)
   • exalted (what does exalted mean?)
   • flooding (what does flooding mean?)
   • in flood(p) (what does in flood(p) mean?)
   • overflowing (what does overflowing mean?)
   • swollen (what does swollen mean?)
   • graduate(a) (what does graduate(a) mean?)
   • postgraduate (what does postgraduate mean?)
   • great (what does great mean?)
   • higher(a) (what does higher(a) mean?)
   • higher(a) (what does higher(a) mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • utmost (what does utmost mean?)
   • soaring (what does soaring mean?)
   See Also
   • superior (what does superior mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • degree (what does degree mean?)
   • grade (what does grade mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
6. Meaning
   • used of sounds and voices
   • high in pitch or frequency
   Synonym(s)
   • high-pitched (what does high-pitched mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • low-pitched (what does low-pitched mean?)
   Similar To
   • adenoidal (what does adenoidal mean?)
   • pinched (what does pinched mean?)
   • nasal (what does nasal mean?)
   • altissimo (what does altissimo mean?)
   • alto (what does alto mean?)
   • countertenor (what does countertenor mean?)
   • alto (what does alto mean?)
   • falsetto (what does falsetto mean?)
   • peaky (what does peaky mean?)
   • spiky (what does spiky mean?)
   • piping (what does piping mean?)
   • piercing (what does piercing mean?)
   • shrill (what does shrill mean?)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
   • screaky (what does screaky mean?)
   • screechy (what does screechy mean?)
   • squeaking (what does squeaking mean?)
   • squeaky (what does squeaky mean?)
   • squealing (what does squealing mean?)
   • soprano (what does soprano mean?)
   • treble (what does treble mean?)
   • sopranino (what does sopranino mean?)
   • tenor (what does tenor mean?)
   • tenor (what does tenor mean?)
   • shrilling(a) (what does shrilling(a) mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • pitch (what does pitch mean?)
7. Meaning
   • standing above others in quality or position
   Synonym(s)
   • eminent (what does eminent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • people in high places
   • the high priest
   • eminent members of the community
   Similar To
   • superior (what does superior mean?)

HIGH as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • at a great altitude
   Synonym(s)
   • high up (what does high up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he climbed high on the ladder
2. Meaning
   • far up toward the source
   Usage Example(s)
   • he lives high up the river
3. Meaning
   • in or to a high position, amount, or degree
   Usage Example(s)
   • prices have gone up far too high
4. Meaning
   • in a rich manner
   Synonym(s)
   • luxuriously (what does luxuriously mean?)
   • richly (what does richly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he lives high
   Pertainym(s)
   • deluxe (what does deluxe mean?)
   • gilded (what does gilded mean?)
   • luxurious (what does luxurious mean?)
   • opulent (what does opulent mean?)
   • princely (what does princely mean?)
   • sumptuous (what does sumptuous mean?)
   • rich (what does rich mean?)