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"thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high street":{ "as in Main Street":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "Main Street", "through street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "corniche", "switchback", "alley", "alleyway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "causeway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-flown":{ "full of fine words and fancy expressions":{ "examples":[ "gave a high-flown reply instead of a simple \"yes\" or \"no\" answer" ], "synonyms":[ "aureate", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "high-sounding", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "magnific", "ornate", "purple", "rhetorical", "rhetoric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "bloated", "fancy-pants", "grandiose", "inflated", "pompous", "pretentious", "stilted", "excessive", "flattering", "fulsome", "boastful", "bombastic", "elevated", "eloquent", "lofty", "bookish", "inkhorn", "learned" ], "near antonyms":[ "prosaic", "unpoetic", "bald", "direct", "lean", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "spare", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "natural", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "very dignified in form, tone, or style":{ "examples":[ "high-flown speeches about the nobleness of their cause" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "eloquent", "formal", "lofty", "majestic", "stately", "towering" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "bombastic", "declamatory", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "oratorical", "pompous", "pretentious", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "stilted", "Attic", "cultured", "refined", "classy", "courtly", "fine", "graceful", "tasteful", "aristocratic", "genteel", "patrician", "correct", "educated", "grammatical", "proper", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "learned", "literary" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "nonformal", "slangy", "unbookish", "unliterary", "vernacular", "coarse", "common", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "indecent", "lowbred", "lowbrow", "rough", "rough-hewn", "rude", "tasteless", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar", "incorrect", "substandard", "uneducated", "ungrammatical", "unlearned" ], "antonyms":[ "ineloquent", "low", "undignified" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-handed":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "the manager displayed a high-handed demeanor that increasingly demoralized the members of his staff" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity":{ "examples":[ "that country club tends to be rather high-handed about whom they let in and whom they shut out" ], "synonyms":[ "arbitrary", "dictatorial", "imperious", "peremptory", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrogant", "commanding", "demanding", "dominant", "domineering", "haughty", "imperative", "lordly", "masterful", "overbearing", "presumptuous", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "totalitarian", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "tyrannous", "capricious", "changeable", "erratic", "inconsistent", "mercurial", "whimsical", "biased", "inequitable", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "unrealistic", "unreasonable", "unconscionable", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "equal", "equitable", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "just", "nonpartisan", "objective", "rational", "reasonable", "understanding", "unbiased", "unprejudiced", "ethical", "honorable", "irreproachable", "law-abiding", "moral", "principled", "unimpeachable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-handedness":{ "as in bossiness , dominance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness", "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-hatted":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemned", "disdained", "disrespected", "dissed", "looked down (on or upon)", "scorned", "slighted", "sniffed (at)", "snooted", "snubbed" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouted", "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "belittled", "deplored", "deprecated", "disparaged", "disapproved (of)", "discountenanced", "disfavored", "frowned (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued", "admired", "esteemed", "lionized", "hallowed", "revered", "venerated", "worshipped", "worshiped", "accepted", "appreciated", "approved (of)", "cared (for)", "countenanced", "favored", "OK'd", "okayed", "subscribed (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honored", "respected" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldered", "cut", "slighted", "snubbed", "stiff-armed", "stiffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolated", "ostracized", "brushed (aside or off)", "disdained", "rebuffed", "rejected", "repelled", "repulsed", "scorned", "spurned", "disregarded", "forgot", "neglected", "overlooked", "overpassed", "passed over", "shrugged off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-muck-a-mucks":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks" ], "synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big leaguers", "bigs", "big shots", "big-timers", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "heavies", "heavy hitters", "heavyweights", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "muckety-mucks", "muck-a-mucks", "mucky-mucks", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "magnates", "moguls", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "tycoons", "VIPs" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "mediocrities", "obscurities" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-pressures":{ "as in distributes , markets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deals (in)", "distributes", "hustles", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "trades (in)", "vends", "retails", "wholesales", "hawks", "peddles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in threatens , blackmails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackmails", "menaces", "shames", "terrorizes", "threatens", "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "cows", "hectors", "intimidates", "drags", "blackjacks", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "dragoons", "drives", "forces", "impels", "impresses", "makes", "muscles", "obligates", "obliges", "presses", "pressures", "sandbags", "badgers", "harasses", "hounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "allows", "lets", "permits", "argues", "convinces", "induces", "moves", "persuades", "prevails (on or upon)", "satisfies", "talks (into)", "wins (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-strung":{ "easily excited by nature":{ "examples":[ "a dog that tends to be high-strung is not the best pet for young children" ], "synonyms":[ "excitable", "fiddle-footed", "flighty", "fluttery", "hyper", "hyperactive", "hyperexcitable", "hyperkinetic", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "skittery", "skittish", "spasmodic", "spooky" ], "near synonyms":[ "hot-blooded", "mercurial", "temperamental", "unstable", "volatile", "volcanic", "anxious", "edgy", "flibbertigibbety", "nervy", "tense", "uptight", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "hypersensitive", "intense", "sensitive", "soulful", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "irascible", "irritable", "perturbable", "prickly", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "serene", "tranquil", "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "imperturbable", "nerveless", "unexcitable", "unflappable", "unshakable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highballed":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highballing":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highjack":{ "to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{ "examples":[ "some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun" ], "synonyms":[ "commandeer" ], "near synonyms":[ "carjack", "skyjack", "appropriate", "confiscate", "expropriate", "seize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highlighting":{ "to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{ "antonyms":[ "de-emphasizing", "playing down" ], "examples":[ "according to the TV schedule, this week's \"Astronomy Today\" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell" ], "near antonyms":[ "toning (down)", "underemphasizing", "understating", "belittling", "discounting", "disparaging", "minimizing" ], "related":[ "focusing", "focussing", "identifying", "pinpointing", "spotlighting", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "overplaying" ], "synonyms":[ "accenting", "accentuating", "emphasizing", "featuring", "foregrounding", "illuminating", "playing up", "pointing (up)", "pressing", "punctuating", "stressing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highlights":{ "to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{ "examples":[ "according to the TV schedule, this week's \"Astronomy Today\" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell" ], "synonyms":[ "accents", "accentuates", "emphasizes", "features", "foregrounds", "illuminates", "plays up", "points (up)", "presses", "punctuates", "stresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "focuses", "focusses", "identifies", "pinpoints", "spotlights", "advertises", "boosts", "plugs", "promotes", "publicizes", "overplays" ], "near antonyms":[ "tones (down)", "underemphasizes", "understates", "belittles", "discounts", "disparages", "minimizes" ], "antonyms":[ "de-emphasizes", "plays down" ] }, "as in breaks , clinchers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaks", "cappers", "clinchers", "crushers", "toppers", "climacterics", "climaxes", "corners", "landmarks", "mileposts", "milestones", "turning points", "watersheds", "conversions", "metamorphoses", "transfigurations", "transformations", "turnabouts", "turnarounds", "boiling points", "breaking points", "clutches", "conjunctures", "crises", "crossroads", "crunches", "crunch times", "Dunkirks", "emergencies", "exigencies", "extremities", "flash points", "heads", "junctures", "zero hours" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in features , attractions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attractions", "features", "pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance", "showpieces", "distinctions", "excellences", "merits", "values", "virtues", "boasts", "credits", "crown jewels", "glories", "honors", "jewels", "prides", "treasures", "trophies" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgraces", "dishonors", "blemishes", "blots", "defects", "shames", "slurs", "smirches", "smudges", "stains", "stigmas", "stigmata", "eyesores", "frights", "horrors", "messes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "highly":{ "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "that is highly different from your first idea for a family vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomically", "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "highspots":{ "as in highs , highlights":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "highlights", "highs", "extremes", "extremities", "tips", "vertices", "vertexes", "caps", "ceilings", "roofs", "blooms", "blossoms", "flood tides", "flowers", "glories", "heydays", "primes", "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "apogees", "capstones", "climaxes", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "crests", "crowns", "culminations", "heads", "heights", "high noons", "high-water marks", "meridians", "ne plus ultras", "noons", "noontimes", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "sums", "tip-tops", "tops", "zeniths" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottoms", "nadirs", "rock bottoms", "abysses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "minima", "minimums" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hightailed (it)":{ "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried" ], "related":[ "absconded", "cleared out", "decamped", "eloped", "escaped", "got (away)", "got out", "lammed", "lit", "lighted out", "made off", "mizzled", "scarpered", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped (out)", "skirred" ], "synonyms":[ "bolted", "broke", "bugged out", "fled", "flew", "ran", "run", "ran away", "ran off", "retreated", "skedaddled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hightailing (it)":{ "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "fleeing", "flying", "retreating", "running", "running away", "running off", "skedaddling" ], "near synonyms":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "lighting out", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-minded":{ "having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{ "examples":[ "high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "natural", "noble", "sublime" ], "related":[ "ennobled", "exalted", "glorified", "heroic", "heroical", "honorable", "valiant", "venerable", "worthy", "knightly", "princely", "regal", "inspiring", "moving", "numinous", "uplifting", "august", "magnificent", "majestic" ], "near antonyms":[ "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "wretched", "abominable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hateful", "offensive", "repulsive", "ugly", "vicious", "dastardly", "dirty", "lousy", "sorry", "little", "mean", "narrow", "small-minded", "degrading", "discreditable", "humiliating", "ignominious", "coarse", "crude", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "base", "debased", "degenerate", "degraded", "ignoble", "low" ] }, "self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance":{ "examples":[ "she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "la-di-da", "la-de-da", "lah-de-dah", "lah-dee-dah", "lah-di-dah", "ostentatious", "pompous", "pretentious", "snippy" ], "related":[ "airy", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "high-toned", "sententious", "arrogant", "bumptious", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "imperious", "important", "overweening", "presumptuous", "prideful", "proud", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "self-aggrandizing", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "cavalier", "disdainful", "haughty", "lordly", "snobbish", "snobby", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "superior", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "boastful", "braggart", "bragging", "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocky", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "rude", "flamboyant", "flashy", "flaunting", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "showy", "splashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "down-to-earth", "homely", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "retiring", "unassertive", "unassuming", "bashful", "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "timid" ], "antonyms":[ "modest", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highest":{ "being at a point or level higher than all others":{ "examples":[ "the highest grade", "the highest flag on the pole" ], "synonyms":[ "loftiest", "top", "topmost", "upmost", "uppermost" ], "near synonyms":[ "higher", "loftier", "upper", "consummate", "maximal", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "supreme", "utmost", "uttermost", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "head", "leading", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "principal", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "towering", "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upraised" ], "near antonyms":[ "below", "lower", "nether", "under", "underneath", "low", "lowered", "low-lying", "sunken" ], "antonyms":[ "bottommost", "lowermost", "lowest", "nethermost", "rock-bottom", "undermost" ] }, "coming before all others in importance":{ "examples":[ "turned to the highest authority for answers", "the highest official in the land" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme" ], "near synonyms":[ "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "high-level", "senior", "top", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary" ], "antonyms":[ "last", "least" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-water mark":{ "the highest part or point":{ "examples":[ "he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "sum", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-pressuring":{ "as in distributing , marketing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "distributing", "hustling", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "trading (in)", "vending", "retailing", "wholesaling", "hawking", "peddling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in threatening , blackmailing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackmailing", "menacing", "shaming", "terrorizing", "threatening", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "cowing", "hectoring", "intimidating", "dragging", "blackjacking", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "dragooning", "driving", "forcing", "impelling", "impressing", "making", "muscling", "obligating", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "sandbagging", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowing", "letting", "permitting", "arguing", "convincing", "inducing", "moving", "persuading", "prevailing (on or upon)", "satisfying", "talking (into)", "winning (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "higgledy-piggledy":{ "lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "the quilt was a higgledy-piggledy patchwork of odd-shaped fabric scraps, each of which held a fond memory for the family" ], "synonyms":[ "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "hugger-mugger", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "pell-mell", "rumpled", "sloppy", "topsy-turvy", "tousled", "tumbled", "unkempt", "untidy", "upside-down" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "nasty", "smudged", "soiled", "spotted", "squalid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "shaggy", "slatternly", "sloven", "slovenly", "uncombed", "wrinkled", "adulterated", "contaminated", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "knotted", "snarled", "tangled", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "sordid", "neglected", "neglectful", "negligent" ], "near antonyms":[ "antiseptic", "clean", "cleaned", "cleanly", "hygienic", "immaculate", "sparkling", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied", "methodical", "methodic", "regular", "systematic", "systematized", "careful", "fastidious", "finicky", "fussy", "meticulous", "combed", "groomed", "manicured", "well-groomed", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[ "bandbox", "crisp", "kempt", "neat", "neatened", "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "shipshape", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-ordered" ] }, "as in topsy-turvy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "topsy-turvy", "disconnectedly", "disjointedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "accidentally", "fortuitously", "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "whimsically", "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "randomly", "willy-nilly" ], "near antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically", "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "highball":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-powered":{ "as in dynamic , robust":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dynamic", "energetic", "forceful", "robust", "vigorous", "celebrated", "distinguished", "dominant", "eminent", "famed", "famous", "great", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "notorious", "outstanding", "preeminent", "prestigious", "prominent", "renowned", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "magisterial", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "able", "capable", "competent", "effective", "efficient", "high-level", "senior", "top", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "important", "influential", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "significant", "strong" ], "near antonyms":[ "helpless", "impotent", "insignificant", "little", "powerless", "unimportant", "weak", "feeble", "flimsy", "frail", "infirm", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown", "incapable", "incompetent", "ineffective", "inept", "inexpert", "unfit", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highlight":{ "to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{ "examples":[ "according to the TV schedule, this week's \"Astronomy Today\" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell" ], "synonyms":[ "accent", "accentuate", "emphasize", "feature", "foreground", "illuminate", "play up", "point (up)", "press", "punctuate", "stress" ], "near synonyms":[ "focus", "identify", "pinpoint", "spotlight", "advertise", "boost", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "overplay" ], "near antonyms":[ "tone (down)", "underemphasize", "understate", "belittle", "discount", "disparage", "minimize" ], "antonyms":[ "de-emphasize", "play down" ] }, "as in break , clincher":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "break", "capper", "clincher", "crusher", "topper", "climacteric", "climax", "corner", "landmark", "milepost", "milestone", "turning point", "watershed", "conversion", "metamorphosis", "transfiguration", "transformation", "turnabout", "turnaround", "boiling point", "breaking point", "clutch", "conjuncture", "crisis", "crossroad(s)", "crunch", "crunch time", "Dunkirk", "emergency", "exigency", "extremity", "flash point", "head", "juncture", "zero hour" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in feature , attraction":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attraction", "feature", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece", "distinction", "excellence", "merit", "value", "virtue", "boast", "credit", "crown jewel", "glory", "honor", "jewel", "pride", "treasure", "trophy" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgrace", "dishonor", "blemish", "blot", "defect", "shame", "slur", "smirch", "smudge", "stain", "stigma", "eyesore", "fright", "horror", "mess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "high roller":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "in the carefree environment of a vacation, even a person of modest means has the urge to play the high roller" ], "synonyms":[ "fritterer", "prodigal", "profligate", "spender", "spendthrift", "squanderer", "waster", "wastrel" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipate" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad", "conserver", "saver" ], "antonyms":[ "economizer", "penny-pincher" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-hatting":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemning", "disdaining", "disrespecting", "dissing", "looking down (on or upon)", "scorning", "slighting", "sniffing (at)", "snooting", "snubbing" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouting", "abhorring", "abominating", "despising", "detesting", "execrating", "hating", "loathing", "belittling", "deploring", "deprecating", "disparaging", "disapproving (of)", "discountenancing", "disfavoring", "frowning (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "admiring", "esteeming", "lionizing", "hallowing", "revering", "venerating", "worshipping", "worshiping", "accepting", "appreciating", "approving (of)", "caring (for)", "countenancing", "favoring", "OK'ing", "okaying", "subscribing (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honoring", "respecting" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shouldering", "cutting", "slighting", "snubbing", "stiff-arming", "stiffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolating", "ostracizing", "brushing (aside or off)", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "rejecting", "repelling", "repulsing", "scorning", "spurning", "disregarding", "forgetting", "neglecting", "overlooking", "overpassing", "passing over", "shrugging off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "highjackings":{ "the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal":{ "examples":[ "a country in which hijackings of foreign executives has become commonplace" ], "synonyms":[ "abductions", "kidnappings", "kidnapings", "rapes", "snatches" ], "near synonyms":[ "impressments", "seizures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-grade":{ "as in fine , valuable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "fancy", "fine", "precious", "premium", "prime", "valuable", "commercial", "profitable", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "marketable", "merchantable", "salable", "saleable", "sellable" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonsalable", "unmarketable", "unsalable", "unsellable", "damaged", "shopworn", "cheap", "useless", "worthless", "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high road":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-speed":{ "as in fast , rapid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "whirlwind", "zippy", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid", "breathtaking", "rush" ], "near antonyms":[ "slow", "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highfalutin":{ "full of fine words and fancy expressions":{ "examples":[ "his highfalutin paean to the working class failed to win over a crowd that wanted to hear down-to-earth proposals for economic relief" ], "synonyms":[ "aureate", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "magnific", "ornate", "purple", "rhetorical", "rhetoric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "bloated", "fancy-pants", "grandiose", "inflated", "pompous", "pretentious", "stilted", "excessive", "flattering", "fulsome", "boastful", "bombastic", "elevated", "eloquent", "lofty", "bookish", "inkhorn", "learned" ], "near antonyms":[ "prosaic", "unpoetic", "bald", "direct", "lean", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "spare", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "natural", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "her highfalutin relatives from New York made the snide remark that her little house \"has that lived-in look\"" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", 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"insouciant", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "sprightly", "boisterous", "raucous", "rollicking", "rowdy", "giddy", "light-headed", "overexuberant", "silly", "ecstatic", "euphoric", "lyric", "rapturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brazen", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "saucy" ], "near antonyms":[ "constrained", "inhibited", "repressed", "restrained", "subdued", "impassive", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "surly" ], "antonyms":[ "low-spirited", "sullen" ] }, "marked by a lively display of strong feeling":{ "examples":[ "the band struck up a high-spirited march as the President's motorcade approached" ], "synonyms":[ "fiery", "gingery", "mettlesome", "peppery", "spirited", "spunky" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggressive", "ambitious", "assertive", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "bouncy", "brisk", "energetic", "feisty", "frisky", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "peppy", 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"steep", "tor", "ridge", "sierra", "dome", "sugarloaf", "foothill", "hillock", "hummock", "knob", "knoll", "downs" ], "near antonyms":[ "dale", "dell", "depression", "dingle", "glen", "hollow", "vale", "valley", "basin", "bottom", "bottomland", "fen", "flat", "floodplain", "plain", "tidewater" ], "antonyms":[ "lowland" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-mindedly":{ "in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals":{ "examples":[ "high-mindedly gave his colleagues all the credit for the successful completion of the project" ], "synonyms":[ "gallantly", "grandly", "greatheartedly", "greatly", "heroically", "honorably", "magnanimously", "nobly" ], "near synonyms":[ "loftily", "venerably", "magnificently", "majestically", "bravely", "chivalrously", "courageously", "valiantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "abominably", "contemptibly", "despicably", "detestably", "hatefully", "nastily", "pitiably", "sorrily", "wretchedly", "degenerately" ], "antonyms":[ "basely", "currishly", "dishonorably", "ignobly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "highflier":{ "an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired":{ "examples":[ "one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career" ], "synonyms":[ "bootstrapper", "go-ahead", "go-getter", "hummer", "hustler", "live wire", "powerhouse", "self-starter" ], "near synonyms":[ "eager beaver", "achiever", "comer", "doer", "enterpriser", "he-man", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawdler", "idler", "loafer", "lounger", "putterer", "trifler", "goldbrick", "malingerer", "procrastinator", "shirker", "slacker", "drone", "lazybones", "sluggard", "dallier", "laggard", "lingerer", "loiterer", "slowpoke", "stick-in-the-mud", "ignorer", "ne'er-do-well", "neglecter", "daydreamer", "dreamer", "dropout", "quitter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high":{ "extending to a great distance upward":{ "examples":[ "as the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest is mountaineering's holy grail" ], "synonyms":[ "altitudinous", "lofty", "tall", "towering" ], "near synonyms":[ "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upswept", "high-rise", "statuesque" ], "near antonyms":[ "flat", "stubby", "stumpy" ], "antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "short", "squat" ] }, "being at a higher level than average":{ "examples":[ "gasoline prices are high right now", "a high fever", "people with high incomes" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "increased", "jacked (up)", "raised", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "extreme", "full", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "sky-high", "utmost", "inflated", "over", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overlarge", "overloaded", "oversize", "oversized" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "depressed", "dropped", "knockdown", "receded", "under" ], "antonyms":[ "down", "low" ] }, "located at a greater height than average or usual":{ "examples":[ "an eagle's nest high on the cliff", 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"contemporary", "current", "cutting-edge", "latest", "leading-edge", "mod", "modern", "new", "newest", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "novel", "now", "present-day", "recent", "space-age", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "immature", "underdeveloped", "undersized", "undersize", "underweight", "unripe", "unripened", "savage", "uncivilized", "uneducated", "early", "embryonic", "germinal", "primeval", "primordial", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dated", "fusty", "hoary", "musty", "Neanderthal", "Neandertal", "obsolete", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "past" ], "antonyms":[ "backward", "low", "lower", "nonprogressive", "primitive", "retarded", "rude", "rudimentary", "undeveloped" ] }, "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "not only has he never been high , he has never even tasted alcohol" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "the concert tickets weren't cheap\u2014you don't even want to know how high they were" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high-end", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{ "examples":[ "she had the highest intentions, but her \"help\" turned out to be a disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "chivalrous", "elevated", "gallant", "great", "greathearted", "high-minded", "lofty", "lordly", "magnanimous", "natural", "noble", "sublime" ], "near synonyms":[ "ennobled", "exalted", "glorified", "heroic", "heroical", "honorable", "valiant", "venerable", "worthy", "knightly", "princely", "regal", "inspiring", "moving", "numinous", "uplifting", "august", "magnificent", "majestic" ], "near antonyms":[ "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "wretched", "abominable", "contemptible", "despicable", "detestable", "hateful", "offensive", "repulsive", "ugly", "vicious", "dastardly", "dirty", "lousy", "sorry", "little", "mean", "narrow", "small-minded", "degrading", "discreditable", "humiliating", "ignominious", "coarse", "crude", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[ "base", "debased", "degenerate", "degraded", "ignoble", "low" ] }, "highest in rank or authority":{ "examples":[ "high government officials", "lord high executioner" ], "synonyms":[ "chief", "commanding", "first", "foremost", "head", "lead", "leading", "preeminent", "premier", "presiding", "primary", "prime", "principal", "supereminent", "supreme", "top" ], "near synonyms":[ "high-level", "senior", "controlling", "directing", "managing", "officiating", "overseeing", "regnant", "reigning", "ruling", "supervisory", "main", "major", "paramount", "predominant", "predominate", "sovereign", "sovran", "ascendant", "ascendent", "dominant", "grand", "superior", "topmost", "upmost", "upper", "uppermost" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancillary", "inferior", "last", "less", "lesser", "lower", "lowly", "second", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary", "assistant", "assisting", "coadjutor", "deputy", "junior", "under" ], "antonyms":[] }, "being under the influence of a recreational drug":{ "examples":[ "he's clean now, but when he was younger he used to get high every day" ], "synonyms":[ "blasted", "blitzed", "bombed", "hopped-up", "loaded", "ripped", "spaced-out", "spaced", "stoned", "strung out", "wasted", "wiped out", "zonked", "zonked-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "addicted", "hooked" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "clean", "temperate", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasy", "elatedness", "elation", "euphoria", "exhilaration", "heaven", "intoxication", "paradise", "rapture", "rhapsody", "seventh heaven", "swoon", "transport" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltation", "blessedness", "bliss", "blissfulness", "delight", "enchantment", "felicity", "gladness", "happiness", "joy", "joyfulness", "joyousness", "pleasure", "reverie", "trance", "inspiration", "fervor", "frenzy", "madness", "passion", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "exuberance", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "jubilance", "jubilation", "lightheartedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "misery", "sadness", "unhappiness", "woe", "wretchedness", "blues", "dejection", "desolation", "despair", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "disheartenment", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dreariness", "dumps", "forlornness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "melancholy", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depression" ] }, "the expanse of air surrounding the earth":{ "examples":[ "V formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here" ], "synonyms":[ "blue", "firmament", "heaven(s)", "sky", "welkin" ], "near synonyms":[ "midair", "horizon", "skyline" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "in a luxurious manner":{ "examples":[ "after he had won the lottery Philip lived pretty high \u2014until all the money was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "expensively", "extravagantly", "fatly", "grandly", "large", "lavishly", "luxuriously", "opulently", "palatially", "plushly", "richly", "sumptuously" ], "near synonyms":[ "imposingly", "impressively", "magnificently", "splendidly", "grandiosely", "ostentatiously", "pompously", "pretentiously", "affluently", "comfortably", "fine", "wealthily", "immoderately", "indulgently", "intemperately", "prodigally", "wantonly", "wastefully" ], "near antonyms":[ "unpretentiously", "cheaply", "economically", "frugally", "inexpensively", "meagerly", "poorly", "skimpily", "sparely", "sparingly", "thriftily", "conservatively", "moderately", "prudently", "reasonably", "restrainedly", "sensibly", "temperately" ], "antonyms":[ "austerely", "humbly", "modestly", "plainly", "simply" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "highspot":{ "as in high , highlight":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "high", "highlight", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "high-water mark", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "pinnacle", "sum", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ], "near antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom", "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-muckety-mucks":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks" ], "synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big leaguers", "bigs", "big shots", "big-timers", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "heavies", "heavy hitters", "heavyweights", "honchos", "kahunas", "kingfish", "kingpins", "major leaguers", "muckety-mucks", "muck-a-mucks", "mucky-mucks", "nabobs", "nawabs", "nibs", "nobs", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "barons", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "magnates", "moguls", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "tycoons", "VIPs" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "mediocrities", "obscurities" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweights", "nobodies", "nonentities", "shrimp", "shrimps", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highlands":{ "an area of high ground":{ "examples":[ "there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest" ], "synonyms":[ "altitudes", "elevations", "eminences", "heights", "hills", "humps", "mounds", "prominences", "rises", "uplands" ], "near synonyms":[ "alps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "buttes", "mesas", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands", "tables", "bluffs", "cliffs", "crags", "precipices", "steeps", "tors", "ridges", "sierras", "domes", "sugarloafs", "sugarloaves", "foothills", "hillocks", "hummocks", "knobs", "knolls", "downs" ], "near antonyms":[ "dales", "dells", "depressions", "dingles", "glens", "hollows", "vales", "valleys", "basins", "bottomlands", "bottoms", "fens", "flats", "floodplains", "plains", "tidewaters" ], "antonyms":[ "lowlands" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highways":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-test":{ "as in high-grade , premium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "classical", "standard", "traditional", "A1", "A-OK", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "topflight", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "topping", "top-shelf", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched", "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in high-octane":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "high-octane", "straight", "undiluted", "unmixed", "enriched", "fortified", "heavy", "big", "concentrated", "full", "full-bodied", "heady", "lusty", "muscular", "plush", "potent", "rich", "robust", "strong" ], "near antonyms":[ "delicate", "light", "mild", "thin", "thinned", "weak", "weakened", "dilute", "diluted", "watered-down", "watery" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-hat":{ "being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior":{ "examples":[ "at the wedding reception the bride's high-hat relatives did their considerable best to ignore us" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "elitist", "persnickety", "potty", "ritzy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "snotty", "toffee-nosed" ], "near synonyms":[ "aloof", "arrogant", "bumptious", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-handed", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppity", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "prideful", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swelled-headed", "swellheaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "democratic", "egalitarian", "egoless", "humble", "modest", "unpretentious", "antielitist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disdain", "disrespect", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulder", "cut", "slight", "snub", "stiff", "stiff-arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolate", "ostracize", "brush (aside or off)", "disdain", "rebuff", "reject", "repel", "repulse", "scorn", "spurn", "disregard", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "shrug off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy hat , baseball cap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "high-hats":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemns", "disdains", "disrespects", "disses", "looks down (on or upon)", "scorns", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snoots", "snubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouts", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deplores", "deprecates", "disparages", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "admires", "esteems", "lionizes", "hallows", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "accepts", "appreciates", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honors", "respects" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "slights", "snubs", "stiff-arms", "stiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolates", "ostracizes", "brushes (aside or off)", "disdains", "rebuffs", "rejects", "repels", "repulses", "scorns", "spurns", "disregards", "forgets", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "shrugs off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy hats , baseball caps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "high-end":{ "appealing to affluent consumers":{ "examples":[ "a high-end haberdashery that serves its clients by appointment only" ], "synonyms":[ "exclusive", "upmarket", "upscale" ], "near synonyms":[ "elegant", "fashionable", "posh", "extravagant", "ostentatious", "showy", "deluxe", "lavish", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "opulent", "plush", "sumptuous", "costly", "expensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ], "antonyms":[ "dime-store", "discount", "down-market", "downscale", "low-end" ] }, "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "high-end digital cameras intended for professionals and serious amateurs" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high", "high-ticket", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highballs":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "high-pressured":{ "as in intense , intensive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in distributed , marketed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dealt (in)", "distributed", "hustled", "marketed", "merchandised", "merchandized", "traded (in)", "vended", "retailed", "wholesaled", "hawked", "peddled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in threatened , blackmailed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackmailed", "menaced", "shamed", "terrorized", "threatened", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "dragged", "blackjacked", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "dragooned", "drove", "forced", "impelled", "impressed", "made", "muscled", "obligated", "obliged", "pressed", "pressured", "sandbagged", "badgered", "harassed", "hounded" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "let", "permitted", "argued", "convinced", "induced", "moved", "persuaded", "prevailed (on or upon)", "satisfied", "talked (into)", "won (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "higher-ups":{ "as in directors , executives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "administrators", "commanders", "directors", "employers", "executives", "generals", "governors", "hierarchs", "bosses", "boss men", "captains", "chiefs", "foremen", "forewomen", "headmen", "heads", "helmsmen", "honchos", "jefes", "kingpins", "leaders", "masters", "mistresses", "taskmasters", "taskmistresses", "leadmen", "managers", "overseers", "principals", "skippers", "standard-bearers", "stewards", "straw bosses", "superintendents", "superiors", "supervisors", "gaffers", "gangers", "overlords", "potentates", "rulers", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "figureheads", "barons", "czarinas", "tsarinas", "tzarinas", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "magnates", "moguls", "presidents", "princes", "princesses", "queens", "big cheeses", "big guns", "bigwigs", "top dogs", "top guns", "coheads", "co-heads", "coleaders", "co-leaders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high seas":{ "as in waters , blue water":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blue water", "main", "waters", "blue", "brine", "deep", "Neptune", "ocean", "sea", "seven seas", "basin", "Davy Jones's locker", "depths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "high-and-mighty":{ "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "a boss so high-and-mighty that no one could reason with him about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highway":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high hats":{ "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemns", "disdains", "disrespects", "disses", "looks down (on or upon)", "scorns", "slights", "sniffs (at)", "snoots", "snubs" ], "near synonyms":[ "scouts", "abhors", "abominates", "despises", "detests", "execrates", "hates", "loathes", "belittles", "deplores", "deprecates", "disparages", "disapproves (of)", "discountenances", "disfavors", "frowns (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "admires", "esteems", "lionizes", "hallows", "reveres", "venerates", "worships", "accepts", "appreciates", "approves (of)", "cares (for)", "countenances", "favors", "OKs", "okays", "subscribes (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honors", "respects" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulders", "cuts", "slights", "snubs", "stiff-arms", "stiffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolates", "ostracizes", "brushes (aside or off)", "disdains", "rebuffs", "rejects", "repels", "repulses", "scorns", "spurns", "disregards", "forgets", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "shrugs off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy hats , baseball caps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "highbrows":{ "a person with strong intellectual interests":{ "examples":[ "guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's highbrows and captains of industry" ], "synonyms":[ "double-domes", "geeks", "intellectualists", "intellectuals", "longhairs", "nerds" ], "near synonyms":[ "blues", "bluestockings", "Brahmins", "mandarins", "sages", "intellectualizers", "pseuds", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "intellects", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near antonyms":[ "blockheads", "dolts", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "half-wits", "imbeciles", "morons", "nitwits", "pinheads", "simpletons" ], "antonyms":[ "anti-intellectuals", "lowbrows", "philistines" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high school":{ "as in public school , middle school":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common school", "elementary school", "grammar school", "junior high school", "kindergarten", "middle school", "primary school", "public school", "secondary school", "senior high school", "trade school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-ticket":{ "commanding a large price":{ "examples":[ "a specialty store selling high-ticket goods to a well-heeled clientele" ], "synonyms":[ "big-ticket", "costly", "dear", "expensive", "extravagant", "high", "high-end", "precious", "premium", "priceless", "pricey", "pricy", "spendy", "ultraexpensive", "valuable" ], "near synonyms":[ "exorbitant", "overpriced", "prohibitive", "sky-high", "steep", "stiff", "unaffordable", "uneconomic", "uneconomical", "unreasonable", "inestimable", "invaluable", "deluxe", "luxurious", "sumptuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "reasonable", "valueless", "worthless", "discounted" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "inexpensive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high priestess":{ "as in priestess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "priestess", "diva", "goddess", "princess", "queen", "prima donna" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high priestesses":{ "as in priestesses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "priestesses", "divas", "dive", "goddesses", "princesses", "queens", "prima donnas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highbrowed":{ "much given to learning and thinking":{ "examples":[ "highbrowed readers were not bothered by the novel's lack of a conventional plot" ], "synonyms":[ "blue", "cerebral", "eggheaded", "geeky", "highbrow", "intellectual", "intellectualist", "intellectualistic", "long-haired", "longhair", "nerdish", "nerdy" ], "near synonyms":[ "cultivated", "cultured", "erudite", "learned", "literate", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic", "scholarly", "well-read", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "professorial", "didactic", "high-toned", "hyperintellectual", "pedantic", "high-hat", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "educated", "schooled", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "quick-witted", "smart" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncultivated", "uncultured", "ignorant", "illiterate", "uneducated", "unlettered", "unread", "dumb", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "slow", "stupid", "unintelligent", "benighted", "unenlightened" ], "antonyms":[ "anti-intellectual", "lowbrow", "nonintellectual", "philistine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highs":{ "a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{ "examples":[ "it took days for the high of the World Series win to wear off" ], "synonyms":[ "cloud nine", "ecstasies", "elations", "euphorias", "exhilarations", "heavens", "intoxications", "paradises", "raptures", "rhapsodies", "seventh heaven", "swoons", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "exaltations", "blisses", "delights", "enchantments", "felicities", "joys", "pleasures", "reveries", "trances", "inspirations", "fervors", "frenzies", "passions", "cheers", "exuberances", "gaieties", "gayeties", "glees", "jubilances", "jubilations" ], "near antonyms":[ "miseries", "woes", "blues", "dejections", "desolations", "despairs", "despondencies", "disheartenments", "doldrums", "dumps", "glooms", "melancholies", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "depressions" ] }, "the expanse of air surrounding the earth":{ "examples":[ "V formations of honking geese on high mean winter will soon be here" ], "synonyms":[ "blues", "firmaments", "heavens", "skies", "welkins" ], "near synonyms":[ "midairs", "horizons", "skylines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highjacking":{ "the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal":{ "examples":[ "a country in which hijackings of foreign executives has become commonplace" ], "synonyms":[ "abduction", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "rape", "snatch" ], "near synonyms":[ "impressment", "seizure", "shanghaiing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{ "examples":[ "some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun" ], "synonyms":[ "commandeering" ], "near synonyms":[ "carjacking", "skyjacking", "appropriating", "confiscating", "expropriating", "seizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "high-tech":{ "relating to or using new electronic devices and technology":{ "examples":[ "high-tech devices", "The methods they use are very high-tech ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "futuristic", "contemporary", "current", "designer", "hot", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "new age", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "up-to-the-minute", "fashionable", "happening", "in", "modish", "nouvelle", "now", "stylish", "last", "latest", "modernized", "updated", "latter-day", "recent" ], "near antonyms":[ "anachronistic", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "hoary", "old", "venerable", "bygone", "former", "late", "olden", "past", "antique", "historic", "historical", "retro", "retrograde", "kaput", "kaputt", "obsolete", "outmoded", "outworn", "unmodernized", "old-world", "discarded", "disused", "moth-eaten", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless", "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "fusty", "musty", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high hat":{ "being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior":{ "examples":[ "at the wedding reception the bride's high-hat relatives did their considerable best to ignore us" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "elitist", "persnickety", "potty", "ritzy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "snotty", "toffee-nosed" ], "near synonyms":[ "aloof", "arrogant", "bumptious", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-handed", "hoity-toity", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "lordly", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppity", "biggety", "biggity", "bigheaded", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "prideful", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "swelled-headed", "swellheaded" ], "near antonyms":[ "democratic", "egalitarian", "egoless", "humble", "modest", "unpretentious", "antielitist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{ "examples":[ "several high-hat society types arrived after we did, but they got seated first" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogant", "assumptive", "bumptious", "cavalier", "chesty", "haughty", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "huffish", "huffy", "imperious", "important", "lofty", "lordly", "masterful", "overweening", "peremptory", "pompous", "presuming", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "sniffy", "stiff-necked", "supercilious", "superior", "toplofty", "toploftical", "uppish", "uppity" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritarian", "bossy", "dominant", "dominating", "domineering", "magisterial", "pontifical", "pontificating", "condescending", "disdainful", "patronizing", "impertinent", "impudent", "saucy", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "blusterous", "blustery", "boastful", "bombastic", "braggart", "bragging", "braggy", "cocky", "swaggering", "vain", "vainglorious", "complacent", "conceited", "egocentric", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "hubristic", "narcissistic", "orgulous", "prideful", "proud", "self-affected", "self-applauding", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "stuck-up", "self-flattering", "self-loving", "self-promoting", "brash", "forward", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashful", "cowering", "cringing", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "self-critical", "self-doubting", "sheepish", "shrinking", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "acquiescent", "compliant", "deferential", "meek", "passive", "submissive", "unaggressive", "unassertive", "unassuming", "unobtrusive", "yielding", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "lowly", "modest", "unarrogant", "unpretentious" ] }, "to show contempt for":{ "examples":[ "one presidential candidate presents himself as an outsider who has long been high-hatted by the Beltway elite" ], "synonyms":[ "contemn", "dis", "diss", "disdain", "disrespect", "look down (on or upon)", "scorn", "slight", "sniff (at)", "snoot", "snub" ], "near synonyms":[ "scout", "abhor", "abominate", "despise", "detest", "execrate", "hate", "loathe", "belittle", "deplore", "deprecate", "disparage", "disapprove (of)", "discountenance", "disfavor", "frown (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "admire", "esteem", "lionize", "hallow", "revere", "venerate", "worship", "accept", "appreciate", "approve (of)", "care (for)", "countenance", "favor", "OK", "okay", "subscribe (to)" ], "antonyms":[ "honor", "respect" ] }, "to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{ "examples":[ "was high-hatted by an old college friend who's now a power player on Wall Street" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-shoulder", "cut", "slight", "snub", "stiff", "stiff-arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "isolate", "ostracize", "brush (aside or off)", "disdain", "rebuff", "reject", "repel", "repulse", "scorn", "spurn", "disregard", "forget", "neglect", "overlook", "overpass", "pass over", "shrug off" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy hat , baseball cap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "highwayman":{ "a man especially in the past who stopped travelers on roads and robbed them":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hood", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo", "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "pickpocket", "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high court":{ "as in supreme court":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "supreme court", "bar", "bench", "forum", "tribunal", "judicatory", "judicature", "judiciary", "civil court", "criminal court", "trial court", "court-martial", "drumhead court-martial", "inquisition", "kangaroo court" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "higher learning":{ "as in higher education":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "higher education", "education", "instruction", "schooling", "teaching", "training", "tuition", "tutelage", "tutoring", "didactics", "pedagogics", "pedagogy", "coaching", "conditioning", "cultivation", "preparation", "readying", "development", "direction", "guidance", "nurturance", "nurturing", "edification", "enlightenment", "improvement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highfliers":{ "an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired":{ "examples":[ "one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career" ], "synonyms":[ "bootstrappers", "go-aheads", "go-getters", "hummers", "hustlers", "live wires", "powerhouses", "self-starters" ], "near synonyms":[ "eager beavers", "achievers", "comers", "doers", "enterprisers", "he-men", "individualists" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawdlers", "idlers", "loafers", "loungers", "putterers", "triflers", "goldbricks", "malingerers", "procrastinators", "shirkers", "slackers", "drones", "lazybones", "sluggards", "dalliers", "laggards", "lingerers", "loiterers", "slowpokes", "stick-in-the-muds", "ignorers", "ne'er-do-wells", "neglecters", "daydreamers", "dreamers", "dropouts", "quitters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-spiritedness":{ "as in festivity , cheer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "lightness", "silliness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high and low":{ "in every place or in all places":{ "examples":[ "I've been looking high and low for my glasses" ], "synonyms":[ "all over", "everyplace", "everywhere", "far and wide", "throughout" ], "near synonyms":[ "every which way", "right and left" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nowhere" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "highborn":{ "of high birth, rank, or station":{ "examples":[ "skeptics have argued that these dramatic masterpieces must have been written by someone more highborn than one William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon" ], "synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "highbred", "noble", "patrician", "silk-stocking", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ], "near synonyms":[ "high", "lofty", "superior", "elevated", "ennobled", "exalted", "gentlemanly", "kingly", "knightly", "ladylike", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "regal", "royal", "high-level", "senior" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "knavish", "bastard", "illegitimate", "ordinary", "plain", "abased", "degraded", "junior", "subordinate" ], "antonyms":[ "baseborn", "common", "humble", "ignoble", "low", "lower-class", "lowly", "mean", "nonaristocratic", "plebeian", "ungenteel" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-class":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "had some surprisingly high-class food at the church supper" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-water marks":{ "the highest part or point":{ "examples":[ "he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play" ], "synonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "apogees", "capstones", "climaxes", "crescendos", "crescendoes", "crescendi", "crests", "crowns", "culminations", "heads", "heights", "high noons", "meridians", "ne plus ultras", "noons", "noontimes", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "sums", "tip-tops", "tops", "zeniths" ], "near synonyms":[ "blooms", "blossoms", "flood tides", "flowers", "glories", "heydays", "primes", "caps", "ceilings", "roofs", "extremes", "extremities", "tips", "vertices", "vertexes", "highlights", "highs", "highspots" ], "near antonyms":[ "abysses", "bases", "feet", "foot", "minima", "minimums" ], "antonyms":[ "bottoms", "nadirs", "rock bottoms" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highwaymen":{ "a man especially in the past who stopped travelers on roads and robbed them":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoodlums", "hoods", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs", "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "pickpockets", "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high horse":{ "an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{ "examples":[ "I won't deal with you until you get off your high horse and stop patronizing me" ], "synonyms":[ "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness" ], "near synonyms":[ "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "high-handedness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "triumphalism", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness" ], "antonyms":[ "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-toned":{ "as in intellectual , highbrow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "intellectualist", "intellectualistic", "accomplished", "civilized", "couth", "cultivated", "cultured", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "bourgeois", "educated", "erudite", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "well-read", "civil", "courteous", "mannerly", "polite", "well-bred", "cosmopolitan", "sophisticated", "urbane", "hypercivilized", "overcivilized", "oversophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "barbaric", "barbarous", "philistine", "uncivilized", "uncultured", "ungenteel", "unpolished", "unrefined", "ignorant", "illiterate", "uneducated", "unlettered", "lowbrow", "unintelligent", "coarse", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "backwoods", "provincial", "rustic", "rustical", "inelegant", "polyester", "unsophisticated", "boorish", "churlish", "cloddish", "clownish", "crude", "uncouth", "vulgar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in airy , high-flown":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airy", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "high-sounding", "sententious", "affected", "grandiose", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "high-minded", "la-di-da", "la-de-da", "lah-de-dah", "lah-dee-dah", "lah-di-dah", "ostentatious", "pompous", "pretentious", "snippy", "arrogant", "bumptious", "complacent", "conceited", "egoistic", "egoistical", "egotistic", "egotistical", "high-and-mighty", "high-handed", "high-hat", "hoity-toity", "imperious", "important", "overweening", "presumptuous", "prideful", "proud", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "self-centered", "self-complacent", "self-conceited", "self-important", "self-obsessed", "self-pleased", "self-satisfied", "smug", "uppity", "vain", "vainglorious", "self-aggrandizing", "self-dramatizing", "self-glorifying", "self-promoting", "cavalier", "disdainful", "haughty", "lordly", "snobbish", "snobby", "stuck-up", "supercilious", "superior", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "boastful", "braggart", "bragging", "aggressive", "assertive", "audacious", "bold", "brassy", "cheeky", "cocky", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "rude", "flamboyant", "flashy", "flaunting", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "showy", "splashy" ], "near antonyms":[ "modest", "unpretentious", "demure", "down-to-earth", "homely", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "retiring", "unassertive", "unassuming", "bashful", "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "shy", "timid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high-sounding":{ "full of fine words and fancy expressions":{ "examples":[ "high-sounding speeches full of promises that the candidates would never keep" ], "synonyms":[ "aureate", "florid", "flowery", "grandiloquent", "high-flown", "highfalutin", "hifalutin", "magnific", "ornate", "purple", "rhetorical", "rhetoric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "bloated", "fancy-pants", "grandiose", "inflated", "pompous", "pretentious", "stilted", "excessive", "flattering", "fulsome", "boastful", "bombastic", "elevated", "eloquent", "lofty", "bookish", "inkhorn", "learned" ], "near antonyms":[ "prosaic", "unpoetic", "bald", "direct", "lean", "matter-of-fact", "plain", "plainspoken", "simple", "spare", "stark", "straightforward", "unadorned", "natural", "unaffected", "unpretentious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high comedy":{ "as in low comedy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "low comedy", "comedy", "farce", "humor", "slapstick", "burlesque", "parody", "satire", "improv", "stand-up", "banter", "drollery", "persiflage", "wit", "foolery", "fun", "horseplay", "knockabout", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high and dry":{ "unable to act or achieve one's purpose":{ "examples":[ "the inadequate supplies of vaccine left many people high and dry when the flu season arrived" ], "synonyms":[ "hamstrung", "handcuffed", "helpless", "hog-tied", "impotent", "impuissant", "paralyzed", "powerless", "weak" ], "near synonyms":[ "incapable", "incompetent", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inept", "unfit", "useless", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "passive", "spineless", "supine", "unaggressive" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "effective", "efficient", "authoritarian", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "magisterial", "tyrannical", "tyrannic", "dominant", "dynamic", "energetic", "forceful", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "vigorous", "important", "major", "significant", "high-level", "senior", "top" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "strong" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high rollers":{ "someone who spends money freely or foolishly":{ "examples":[ "in the carefree environment of a vacation, even a person of modest means has the urge to play the high roller" ], "synonyms":[ "fritterers", "prodigals", "profligates", "spenders", "spendthrifts", "squanderers", "wasters", "wastrels" ], "near synonyms":[ "dissipates" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads", "conservers", "savers" ], "antonyms":[ "economizers", "penny-pinchers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high commands":{ "as in homes , centers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "commands", "headquarters", "seats", "centers", "homes", "capitals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-pressure":{ "having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{ "examples":[ "a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take \"no\" for an answer", "\"for a limited time only\" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising" ], "synonyms":[ "aggressive", "ambitious", "assertive", "enterprising", "fierce", "go-getting", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "self-asserting", "self-assertive" ], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "trigger-happy", "truculent", "warlike", "hyperaggressive", "overambitious", "dynamic", "energetic", "gung ho", "hustling", "strenuous", "vigorous", "emphatic", "obtrusive", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "gutsy", "venturesome", "venturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "bumptious", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "determined", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "overconfident", "presumptuous", "unapologetic", "unsubdued", "unyielding", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "feisty", "scrappy", "dominating", "domineering", "imperious", "lordly", "magisterial", "overbearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed", "acquiescent", "amenable", "compliant", "deferential", "docile", "resigned", "submissive", "tractable", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "shrinking", "bashful", "demure", "diffident", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "mild", "modest", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "ambitionless", "low-pressure", "nonassertive", "unaggressive", "unambitious", "unassertive", "unenterprising" ] }, "as in distribute , market":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deal (in)", "distribute", "hustle", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "trade (in)", "vend", "retail", "wholesale", "hawk", "peddle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in threaten , blackmail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackmail", "menace", "shame", "terrorize", "threaten", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "drag", "blackjack", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "dragoon", "drive", "force", "impel", "impress", "make", "muscle", "obligate", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "sandbag", "badger", "harass", "hound" ], "near antonyms":[ "allow", "let", "permit", "argue", "convince", "induce", "move", "persuade", "prevail (on or upon)", "satisfy", "talk (into)", "win (over)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "highjacked":{ "to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{ "examples":[ "some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun" ], "synonyms":[ "commandeered" ], "near synonyms":[ "carjacked", "skyjacked", "appropriated", "confiscated", "expropriated", "seized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "higher education":{ "attendance as a student at a college or university":{ "examples":[ "Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "higher learning", "education", "instruction", "schooling", "teaching", "training", "tuition", "tutelage", "tutoring", "didactics", "pedagogics", "pedagogy", "coaching", "conditioning", "cultivation", "preparation", "readying", "development", "direction", "guidance", "nurturance", "nurturing", "edification", "enlightenment", "improvement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-level":{ "of great importance or high rank":{ "examples":[ "These military secrets are known only to a few high-level government officials." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "senior", "top", "arch", "big", "capital", "cardinal", "central", "chief", "dominant", "first", "foremost", "grand", "great", "greatest", "highest", "key", "leading", "main", "master", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "paramount", "predominant", "preeminent", "premier", "primal", "primary", "principal", "prior", "sovereign", "sovran", "supreme", "distinguished", "eminent", "illustrious", "noble", "notable", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prestigious", "signal", "star", "stellar", "superior", "important", "influential", "major", "mighty", "momentous", "significant", "incomparable", "matchless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unparalleled", "unsurpassed", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "renowned" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "collateral", "inferior", "secondary", "subordinate", "subsidiary", "last", "least" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high schooler":{ "as in middle schooler , kindergartner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "kindergartner", "kindergartener", "middler", "middle schooler", "coed", "collegian", "postgraduate", "undergraduate", "freshman", "junior", "senior", "sophomore", "schoolfellow", "schoolmate", "underclassman", "undergrad", "upperclassman", "day student", "preppy", "preppie", "schoolboy", "schoolchild", "schoolgirl", "exchange student", "reader", "studier", "pupil", "scholar", "student" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-flying":{ "as in aggressive , opportunistic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggressive", "assertive", "opportunistic", "overambitious", "pretentious", "pushy", "self-assertive", "determined", "diligent", "driving", "dynamic", "enterprising", "gung ho", "hungry", "hustling", "industrious", "motivated", "scrappy", "venturesome", "venturous", "ambitious", "aspiring", "go-getting", "hard-driving", "pushing", "self-seeking", "animated", "lively", "spirited", "ardent", "avid", "eager", "energetic", "impassioned", "keen", "raring", "vigorous", "competing", "competitive", "rival", "rivalrous" ], "near antonyms":[ "unaggressive", "unassertive", "ambitionless", "unambitious", "apathetic", "disinterested", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic", "unexcited", "uninterested", "casual", "easygoing", "lackadaisical", "lazyish", "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid", "lazy", "lethargic", "listless", "shiftless", "sluggish", "spiritless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "highflyer":{ "an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired":{ "examples":[ "one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career" ], "synonyms":[ "bootstrapper", "go-ahead", "go-getter", "hummer", "hustler", "live wire", "powerhouse", "self-starter" ], "near synonyms":[ "eager beaver", "achiever", "comer", "doer", "enterpriser", "he-man", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawdler", "idler", "loafer", "lounger", "putterer", "trifler", "goldbrick", "malingerer", "procrastinator", "shirker", "slacker", "drone", "lazybones", "sluggard", "dallier", "laggard", "lingerer", "loiterer", "slowpoke", "stick-in-the-mud", "ignorer", "ne'er-do-well", "neglecter", "daydreamer", "dreamer", "dropout", "quitter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high jinks":{ "wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{ "examples":[ "despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks" ], "synonyms":[ "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeying", "monkeyshine(s)", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick", "tomfoolery" ], "near synonyms":[ "childishness", "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "high ground":{ "the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{ "examples":[ "one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war" ], "synonyms":[ "advantage", "better", "bulge", "catbird seat", "drop", "edge", "inside track", "jump", "pull", "stead", "upper hand", "vantage", "whip hand" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowance", "head start", "lead", "leg up", "margin", "odds", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "command", "dominance", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "transcendency", "precedence", "preference", "prerogative", "privilege", "seniority", "break", "foothold", "opportunity", "benefit", "blessing", "boon", "felicity", "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[ "detriment", "stranglehold", "disparity", "imbalance", "inequality", "unevenness", "disability", "failing", "impairment", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel", "lurch", "setback" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "penalty", "strike" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "highbrow":{ "much given to learning and thinking":{ "examples":[ "finally, a TV series that appeals to a highbrow audience" ], "synonyms":[ "blue", "cerebral", "eggheaded", "geeky", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "intellectualist", "intellectualistic", "long-haired", "longhair", "nerdish", "nerdy" ], "near synonyms":[ "cultivated", "cultured", "erudite", "learned", "literate", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic", "scholarly", "well-read", "academic", "academical", "bookish", "professorial", "didactic", "high-toned", "hyperintellectual", "pedantic", "high-hat", "snobbish", "snobby", "snooty", "educated", "schooled", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "quick-witted", "smart" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncultivated", "uncultured", "ignorant", "illiterate", "uneducated", "unlettered", "unread", "dumb", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "slow", "stupid", "unintelligent", "benighted", "unenlightened" ], "antonyms":[ "anti-intellectual", "lowbrow", "nonintellectual", "philistine" ] }, "a person with strong intellectual interests":{ "examples":[ "guests at her elegant dinner parties are a mix of the city's highbrows and captains of industry" ], "synonyms":[ "double-dome", "geek", "intellectual", "intellectualist", "longhair", "nerd" ], "near synonyms":[ "blue", "bluestocking", "Brahmin", "mandarin", "sage", "intellectualizer", "pseud", "brain", "genius", "intellect", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "half-wit", "imbecile", "moron", "nitwit", "pinhead", "simpleton" ], "antonyms":[ "anti-intellectual", "lowbrow", "philistine" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "high-muck-a-muck":{ "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "examples":[ "failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavy hitter", "heavyweight", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high courts":{ "as in supreme courts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "supreme courts", "bars", "benches", "forums", "fora", "tribunals", "judicatories", "judicatures", "judiciaries", "civil courts", "criminal courts", "trial courts", "courts-martial", "court-martials", "drumhead court-martials", "inquisitions", "kangaroo courts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-mindedness":{ "as in blamelessness , scrupulousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blamelessness", "character", "conscientiousness", "decency", "fairness", "incorruptibility", "irreproachability", "irreproachableness", "justice", "morality", "nobility", "reputability", "respectability", "right-mindedness", "scrupulousness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness" ], "near antonyms":[ "baseness", "dishonor", "lowness", "corruptibility", "corruption", "corruptness", "debasement", "debauchery", "decadence", "degeneracy", "degradation", "depravity", "disgrace", "disgracefulness", "disreputableness", "dissipatedness", "dissipation", "dissoluteness", "looseness", "perversion", "pervertedness", "profligacy", "shamelessness", "venality", "blameworthiness", "criminality", "crookedness", "dishonesty", "immorality", "unrighteousness", "unscrupulousness", "knavery", "rascality", "roguishness", "meanness", "reprehensibleness", "rottenness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "villainy", "wickedness", "wretchedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high schools":{ "as in public schools , middle schools":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common schools", "elementary schools", "grammar schools", "junior high schools", "kindergartens", "middle schools", "primary schools", "public schools", "secondary schools", "senior high schools", "trade schools", "training schools", "academes", "academies", "schools", "seminaries", "boarding schools", "preparatory schools", "preps", "prep schools", "charter schools", "magnet schools", "minischools", "madrassas", "madrasas", "madrassahs", "madrasahs", "Sunday schools", "yeshivas", "yeshivot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "high-rise":{ "as in statuesque":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "statuesque", "elevated", "lifted", "raised", "uplifted", "upswept", "dominant", "dominating", "eminent", "prominent", "altitudinous", "high", "lofty", "tall", "towering" ], "near antonyms":[ "low", "low-lying", "short", "squat", "flat", "stubby", "stumpy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "higher":{ "being far along in development":{ "examples":[ "an institute of higher learning", "higher primates, such as the apes" ], "synonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "forward", "high", "improved", "late", "progressive", "refined" ], "near synonyms":[ "precocious", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "full-scale", "aged", "grown", "mature", "matured", "perfected", "ripe", "ripened", "civilized", "educated", "enhanced", "enlightened", "contemporary", "current", "cutting-edge", "latest", "leading-edge", "mod", "modern", "new", "newest", "newfangled", "new-fashioned", "novel", "now", "present-day", "recent", "space-age", "supermodern", "ultramodern", "up-to-date" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "immature", "underdeveloped", "undersized", "undersize", "underweight", "unripe", "unripened", "savage", "uncivilized", "uneducated", "early", "embryonic", "germinal", "primeval", "primordial", "antediluvian", "antiquated", "antique", "dated", "fusty", "hoary", "musty", "Neanderthal", "Neandertal", "obsolete", "old", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "outworn", "pass\u00e9", "past" ], "antonyms":[ "backward", "low", "lower", "nonprogressive", "primitive", "retarded", "rude", "rudimentary", "undeveloped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "high priest":{ "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "the high priest of tax relief for the state's property owners" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "partisan", "partizan", "stalwart", "adherent", "cohort", "disciple", "follower", "interpreter", "applauder", "cheerleader", "encourager", "fellow traveler" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "rival", "belittler", "critic", "faultfinder" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ] }, "one who brings an art or science to full realization":{ "examples":[ "as the high priest of nouvelle cuisine, he was enormously influential in the food world" ], "synonyms":[ "exponent", "expounder", "guru", "interpreter", "practitioner" ], "near synonyms":[ "dean", "doyen", "grand old man", "ideologue", "idealogue", "philosopher", "theorist", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "promoter", "proponent", "supporter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }