high

Adjective
  1. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount (synset 301213526)
    "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"
    also: superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance
    tells us about: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    similar to:
    • advanced - at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
    • broad, full - being at a peak or culminating point
    • graduate, postgraduate - of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
    • higher - of education beyond the secondary level
    • higher - advanced in complexity or elaboration
    • last, utmost - highest in extent or degree
    • soaring - ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
  2. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') (synset 301207229)
    "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
    also:
    • tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature
    • top - situated at the top or highest position
    • up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
    tells us about: height, tallness - the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
    similar to:
  3. Standing above others in quality or position (synset 302347190)
    "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
    similar to: superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance
    same as: eminent
  4. Used of sounds and voices;
    High in pitch or frequency (synset 301215869)
    tells us about: pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
    similar to:
    • adenoidal, nasal, pinched - sounding as if the nose were pinched
    • altissimo - very high
    • alto - (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
    • alto, countertenor - of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
    • falsetto - artificially high; above the normal voice range
    • peaky, spiky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots
    • sharp, shrill - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
    • screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing - having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
    • soprano, treble - having or denoting a high range
    • sopranino - higher in range than soprano
    • tenor - of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
    • tenor - (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
    same as: high-pitched
  5. Happy and excited and energetic (synset 300708942)
    similar to: elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
    same as: in high spirits
  6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted (synset 301057746)
    similar to: ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
    same as: gamey, gamy
  7. Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) (synset 300802795)
    similar to: drunk, gone, inebriated, intoxicated, ripped - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
    same as: mellow
Noun
  1. A lofty level or position or degree (synset 105104798)
    "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
    is a type of: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  2. An air mass of higher than normal pressure (synset 114544272)
    "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
    is a type of: air mass - a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
    is a part of: anticyclone - (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
  3. A state of sustained elation (synset 114429025)
    "I'm on a permanent high these days"
    is a type of: elation - an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
  4. A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics (synset 114428856)
    "they took drugs to get a high on"
    is a type of: elation - an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
  5. A high place (synset 108602145)
    "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
    is a type of: place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    same as: heights
  6. A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 (synset 108426574)
    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
    is a type of: gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    same as: high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school
  7. A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed (synset 103523794)
    is a type of: gear, gear mechanism - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
    subtypes: overdrive - a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
    is a part of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    same as: high gear
Adverb
  1. At a great altitude (synset 400358753)
    "he climbed high on the ladder"
    same as: high up
  2. In or to a high position, amount, or degree (synset 400358935)
    "prices have gone up far too high"
  3. In a rich manner (synset 400359047)
    "he lives high"
    same as: luxuriously, richly
  4. Far up toward the source (synset 400358848)
    "he lives high up the river"

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