High definition

High as an adjective

1. greater than normal in quantity or amount

   "a high temperature"

2. (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"

3. standing above others in quality or position

   "people in high places"

   Same sense: eminent

4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

   Same sense: high-pitched

5. happy and excited and energetic

   Same sense: in high spirits

6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

   Same sense: gamey, gamy

7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

   Same sense: mellow

High as a noun

8. a lofty level or position or degree

   "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

9. an air mass of higher than normal pressure

   "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

10. a state of sustained elation

    "I'm on a permanent high these days"

11. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

    "they took drugs to get a high on"

12. a high place

    "they stood on high and observed the countryside"

    Same sense: heights

13. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

    Same sense: high school, senior high, senior high school, highschool

14. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

    Same sense: high gear

High as an adverb

15. at a great altitude

    "he climbed high on the ladder"

    Same sense: high up

16. in or to a high position, amount, or degree

    "prices have gone up far too high"

17. in a rich manner

    "he lives high"

    Same sense: richly, luxuriously

18. far up toward the source

    "he lives high up the river"

Synonyms and antonyms

• eminent
• high-pitched
• in high spirits
• gamey
• gamy
• mellow
• heights
• high school
• senior high
• senior high school
• highschool
• high gear
• high up
• richly
• luxuriously

Opposites: low, low spirits.

All synonyms of high, sense by sense

How to say high

High has 1 syllable and rhymes with by. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with high

• by
• my
• why
• try
• guy
• buy
• die
• eye
• hi
• lie
• supply
• apply

All 177 words that rhyme with high

HIGH in word games

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

0

Is HIGH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HIGH in the word checker, or unscramble HIGH to see the shorter words in its letters.