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Higher definition

Higher is an adjective meaning "advanced in complexity or elaboration." It has 2 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
adjective
Syllables
2
Letters
6
How common
Everyday word

Higher as an adjective

  1. advanced in complexity or elaboration

    "higher finance"

  2. of education beyond the secondary level

    "higher education"

How to say higher

Higher has 2 syllables and rhymes with fire. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with higher

HIGHER in word games

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
12
Anagrams
0

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

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.