High-octane

Quick meaning: High-octane is an adjective meaning (automotive, engineering) Of fuel, having a high octane number, good antiknock characteristics; used in high-performance vehicles.

Meaning

(automotive, engineering) Of fuel, having a high octane number, good antiknock characteristics; used in high-performance vehicles.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively, by extension) High-powered, energetic, forceful or dynamic.
2. (figuratively) Of a drink, highly intoxicating or caffeinated.

Example Sentences

Now, to do the job, I need some high-octane gasoline.

There's no question that the high-octane beers of Marshall Wharf have had a massive influence on the breweries that have opened in Maine since 2007.

Will the exponential growth in TV rights income at home and abroad that has fuelled the endless inflation of the Premier League’s high-octane balloon ever level off?

So what if the Greeks never had BMX bikes? This year's Olympic Games, which kick off August 8 in China, add high-octane competitions—BMX racing and open-water swimming—and include sports like table tennis taken to Olympian levels.

Word Forms

• higher-octane
• highest-octane

Synonyms for high-octane

Depending on context, synonyms include dynamic, efficient, high-powered, high-power.

Antonyms for high-octane

Common opposites include low-octane.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dynamic, high-powered, efficient, high-power, high-performance, top-end.

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