Synonyms for High

Top synonyms for “high”: eminent, gamey, gamy, heights, high gear, high school, high up, high-pitched, and 69 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
2. (noun)a lofty level or position or degree
   “summer temperatures reached an all-time high”
3. (noun)a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
   “he goes to the neighborhood highschool”
4. (noun)a high place
   “they stood on high and observed the countryside”
5. (noun)a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
   “they took drugs to get a high on”
6. (noun)a state of sustained elation
   “I'm on a permanent high these days”
7. (noun)an air mass of higher than normal pressure
   “the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”
8. (adjective)happy and excited and energetic
9. (adjective)slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
10. (adjective)(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
11. (adjective)(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
    “a high mountain”
12. (adjective)greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    “a high temperature”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).