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High

/haɪ/ · adjective

Meaning

Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:.

Definitions by Sense

  1. Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
  2. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
  3. Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
  4. (of an opinion or practice, obsolete outside set phrases) Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative.
  5. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
  6. (with on or about) Keen, enthused.
  7. (informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
  8. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

Example Sentences

three feet high three Mount Everests high
I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
The Barnacles were a very high family, and a very large family. They were dispersed all over the public offices, and held all sorts of public places.
Not a one of them was old enough to know what the high past of Liani separatism had really been like.
high church High Tory
Furder, what wil you answeare for your keping a daye, cessation &c to St. Michael & al Angells? how wil you excuse your self of most high idolatrie, advancing your self in thinges you neuer sawe, rashlie puffed vp of your fleshlie minde, and not holding the heade, depriuing others of their Crowne?
The letter of a "Pioneer" was sent to the Chronicle office by a very respectable man, of a high conservative family, but whose interests have been injuriously affected by the constant fluctuations in the commercial policy of England.

Synonyms for high

hautehawttallstoneddrunkeminentmellowsharpelatedshrillheavygreatloftyexaltedbigfavorableinebriatedmalodorouspeakutmostintoxicatedtenorfavourabletreblecommanding

Antonyms for high

lowmiddlelow-pitchedlow spirits

Related Words

toweringhigh-levelaltitudinousupperloftyfullrisingoverflowingpeakhigh upbroadpeakyheavyclimacticadvancinggreatbigeminentutmostsuperior

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does high mean?

High means Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:.

What is a synonym for high?

Common synonyms include haute, hawt, tall, stoned.

What is the opposite of high?

Possible antonyms include low, middle, low-pitched, low spirits.

How do you use high in a sentence?

three feet high three Mount Everests high

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