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31high — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised… …
32high — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, above, abovestairs, academy, accented, acme, acute, aerial, afflicted, aged, aggrandized, agog,… …
33high — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elevated, lofty, tall; towering, eminent; acute, sharp, shrill; prominent, important, directorial; costly, dear, expensive; overripe, gamy; informal, elated; slang, drunk. See height, drinking,… …
34high sounding — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, alto, bedizened, big sounding, convoluted, declamatory, elevated, euphuistic, falsetto, flamboyant, flaming, flashy, flaunting, fulsome, garish, gaudy, grandiloquent, grandiose,… …
35high-minded — Synonyms and related words: Christian, big, bighearted, blameless, chivalrous, clean, creditable, decent, elevated, erect, estimable, ethical, exalted, fair, full of integrity, generous, good, great, great of heart, greathearted, handsome, heroic …
36high-flying — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : rising to a considerable height displaying high flying hoofs and thrashing tails Court Paige 2. a. : inflated or pretentious in style, content, or ambition : high flown a high flying dissertation on the means to… …
37high flying — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, ambitious, aspiring, bedizened, big sounding, careerist, careeristic, classy, convoluted, declamatory, elevated, euphuistic, fancy, flamboyant, flaming, flashy, flaunting, flossy,… …
38high-toned — adj 1. high principled, respectable, reputable, ethical, moral, uncorrupt; straightforward, aboveboard, disinterested, dispassionate, truthful, candid; dignified, distinguished, distingue, impressive, imposing; honorable, venerable, revered;… …
39high-and-mighty — adj 1. haughty, arrogant, excessively proud, self important, presumptuous, fastuous, proud, vainglorious, overconfident, overweening; conceited, snobbish, Inf. stuck up, Inf. uppish, Inf. uppity, on one s high horse; pompous, egotistic, lofty,… …
40high-sounding — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. artificial, pompous, ostentatious; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian,… …
