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| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tall; at a great distance aloft |
| Synonyms: | aerial, alpine, big, colossal, elevated, eminent, flying, formidable, giant, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, lofty, long, soaring, steep, towering, tremendous, altitudinous, high rise, high-reaching, hovering, sky-high, sky-scraping, uplifted, upraised |
| Antonyms: | low, lowly, short, stunted, dwarfed |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extraordinary, extravagant, grand, great, high-priced, lavish, luxurious, precious, rich, sharp, special, steep, stiff, strong, unusual, intensified |
| Antonyms: | inferior, mean, worthless |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, chief, consequential, crucial, distinguished, eminent, essential, exalted, extreme, grave, influential, leading, necessary, noble, powerful, prominent, ruling, serious, significant, superior |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, inferior, low, unimportant, worthless |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | boisterous, cheerful, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, joyful, lighthearted, merry, psyched*, pumped*, bouncy |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, low, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intoxicated, drugged |
| Synonyms: | delirious, drunk, flying*, inebriated, spaced out*, stoned*, tipsy, doped, euphoric, freaked out, on a trip, potted, tanked |
| Antonyms: | sober |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shrill, strong (on the senses) |
| Synonyms: | acute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, putrid, rancid, rank, sharp, smelly, soprano, strident, piping, reeking, treble |
| Antonyms: | low, soft, weak |
| Main Entry: | alpine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mountaintop; high altitude |
| Synonyms: | aerial, elevated, high, lofty, mountainous, rangy, soaring, towering, high-reaching, in the clouds, montane, snowcapped |
| Main Entry: | bulky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | huge |
| Synonyms: | awkward, beefy, big, colossal, cumbersome, enormous, gross, heavy, hefty, high, hulking, immense, large, long, mammoth, massive, ponderous, substantial, unmanageable, unwieldy, voluminous, weighty, cumbrous, unhandy |
| Antonyms: | insubstantial, miniature, small, thin, tiny |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, contented, effervescent, enthusiastic, gay, glad, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zippy, bouncy, bucked, chirpy, enlivening, full of pep, gladsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, sunny side up, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drugged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under the influence of medication |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dazed, dopey*, floating*, flying*, high*, loaded, smashed*, stoned*, stupefied, unconscious, benumbed, blown away, coked, doped, junked-up, narcotized, on a trip, out of it, ripped, spaced-out, strung out |
| Antonyms: | clean, undrugged |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drunk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intoxicated by alcohol |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, flushed*, flying*, glazed*, groggy, high*, inebriated, lit, lush, muddled, plastered*, stoned*, tight*, tipsy, under the influence, wasted*, bashed, boozed up, buzzed, crocked, feeling no pain, fuddled, juiced, laced, liquored up, potted, seeing double, sloshed, stewed, tanked, three sheets to the wind, totaled, under the table |
| Notes: | as an adjective, drunken can only precede the noun, while drunk follows a verb |
| Antonyms: | sober, straight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ecstatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy, blissful |
| Synonyms: | beatific, crazy, delirious, dreamy, elated, enthusiastic, fervent, floating, frenzied, gone*, high*, joyful, joyous, mad, on cloud nine*, out, overjoyed, rapturous, rhapsodic, sent, sunny, thrilled, tickled pink*, transported, upbeat, wild, athrill, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, flying high, in exaltation, in seventh heaven, pleased as punch, ravished, tickled to death, turned on |
| Antonyms: | sorrowful, troubled, unhappy, despaired, tormented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | animated, blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elevated, enchanted, exalted, excited, exhilarated, exultant, flying*, gleeful, high, intoxicated, joyful, joyous, jubilant, on cloud nine*, overjoyed, proud, set up, transported, aroused, cheered, enraptured, euphoric, fired up, flying high, hopped up, in heaven, in high spirits, in seventh heaven, looking good, puffed up, roused, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme happiness |
| Synonyms: | bliss, buoyancy, buzz, charge, cloud nine*, delight, ecstasy, enthusiasm, euphoria, exaltation, excitement, exhilaration, exultation, glee, high, high spirits, intoxication, jollies, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, kick*, kicks, rapture, stars in one's eyes, transport, triumph, up*, upper* |
| Antonyms: | depression, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eminent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; famous |
| Synonyms: | VIP*, august, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, dominant, elevated, exalted, famed, grand, great, high, illustrious, lofty, name, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, renowned, star, superior, well-known, big-gun, big-league*, big-name, big-time, celeb, celebrious, esteemed, high-ranking, leonine, lionlike, of note, page-oner, redoubted, superstar |
| Antonyms: | inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, disrespected, unnotable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exalted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | praised; held in high esteem |
| Synonyms: | astral, august, dignified, elevated, eminent, exaggerated, excessive, first, grand, high, high-minded, highest, honorable, honored, ideal, illustrious, immodest, imposing, inflated, intellectual, leading, lofty, magnificent, noble, number one, outstanding, overblown, pompous, prestigious, pretentious, proud, self-important, sublime, superb, superior, top-drawer, uplifting, high-ranking, highest-ranking, top-ranking |
| Antonyms: | debased, humiliated, condemned, criticized, denounced |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, champion, choice, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop*, top-notch, transcendent, A-1*, certified, choicest, finest, piked, world-class |
| Antonyms: | bad, failing, imperfect, inferior, poor, second-rate, unworthy, indistinguished, second-class, unnoteworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inspired; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitated, animated, annoyed, beside oneself*, charged, delighted, disconcerted, disturbed, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, frantic, high*, hot*, hot and bothered*, hyperactive, hysterical, inflamed, jumpy*, moved, nervous, on edge*, on fire, overwrought, passionate, provoked, stimulated, thrilled, tumultous/tumultuous, wild, wired*, aflame, aroused, awakened, discomposed, fired up, in a tizzy, juiced up, keyed up, piqued, roused, ruffled, steamed up, stirred, worked up, zipped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, calm, composed, laid-back, unenthusiastic, uninspired, easy-going, unenthused, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exorbitant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, excessive |
| Synonyms: | absonant, dear, enormous, exacting, expensive, extortionate, extreme, high, highway robbery, immoderate, inordinate, out of sight, outrageous, over one's head, overboard, overmuch, preposterous, pricey, steep*, stiff*, towering, unconscionable, undue, unreasonable, unwarranted, up to here, wasteful |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low, moderate, reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-priced |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, fancy, high, highway robbery, holdup*, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, lavish, out of sight, plush, posh, rich, ritzy*, steep*, stiff*, unreasonable, valuable, an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, overpriced, pretty penny, pricey, sky-high, swank, too high, uneconomical, upscale |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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