high

adj

1. lofty, tall, elevated, steep, soarfrg, towering.

2. intensified, intense, potent; sharp, strong, forcible, of great force, violent, vigorous; of great number, of great degree, extreme, far advanced, remote, Music. altissimo.

3. expensive, exorbitant, costly, dear, high-priced, of great price, Inf. stiff, Inf. steep.

4. exalted, eminent, prominent, significant, important, influential, distinguished, notable; conspicuous, preeminent, august, ranking, rank-bearing, noble, ruling, powerful.

5. chief, dominant, leading, main, major; prime, primary, principal, cardinal, first; uppermost, foremost, capital.

6. grave, serious, earnest, weighty, heavy, deep, momentous, telling, far-reaching; urgent, pressing, crucial, essential, vital, critical, crying, desperate.

7. haughty, lofty, arrogant. See high-and-mighty

8. elated, ecstatic, transported, rhapsodic, enraptured, merry, jolly, gay, happy, in high spirits, exultant, gleeful, mirthful; hilarious, joyous, jovial, jocose, playful, light-hearted; happy as a king, happy as a goat in a can factory, happy as a clam at high tide, happy as a lark, happy as can be, in high feather, happy as a child on Christmas morning, overjoyed; Inf. intoxicated, Inf. drug-affected, Sl. turned on, Sl. tripping, Sl. grooving.

9. rich, grand, extravagant, luxurious, lavish; sybaritic, intemperate, prodigal, wasteful, marked by conspicuous consumption.