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Highest vs. Higher

Highest and Higher Definitions

Highest

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward
A high mountain.
A high tower.

Higher

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward
A high mountain.
A high tower.

Highest

Extending a specified distance upward
A cabinet ten feet high.

Higher

Extending a specified distance upward
A cabinet ten feet high.

Highest

Far or farther from a reference point
Was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.

Higher

Far or farther from a reference point
Was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.
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Highest

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage
The high tourist season.
High summer.

Higher

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage
The high tourist season.
High summer.

Highest

Advanced in development or complexity
High forms of animal life.
Higher mathematics.

Higher

Advanced in development or complexity
High forms of animal life.
Higher mathematics.

Highest

Far removed in time; remote
High antiquity.

Higher

Far removed in time; remote
High antiquity.
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Highest

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

Higher

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

Highest

Having a bad smell; malodorous.

Higher

Having a bad smell; malodorous.

Highest

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second
The high tones of a flute.

Higher

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second
The high tones of a flute.
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Highest

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed
A high voice.

Higher

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed
A high voice.

Highest

Situated relatively far from the equator
A high latitude.

Higher

Situated relatively far from the equator
A high latitude.

Highest

Of great importance
Set a high priority on funding the housing program.

Higher

Of great importance
Set a high priority on funding the housing program.

Highest

Eminent in rank or status
A high official.

Higher

Eminent in rank or status
A high official.

Highest

Serious; grave
High crimes and misdemeanors.

Higher

Serious; grave
High crimes and misdemeanors.

Highest

Constituting a climax; crucial
The chase scene is the high point of the film.

Higher

Constituting a climax; crucial
The chase scene is the high point of the film.

Highest

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes
High adventure.
High drama.

Higher

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes
High adventure.
High drama.

Highest

Lofty or exalted in quality or character
A person of high morals.

Higher

Lofty or exalted in quality or character
A person of high morals.

Highest

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree
“A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children” (Doris Lessing).

Higher

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree
“A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children” (Doris Lessing).

Highest

Favorable
He has a high opinion of himself.

Higher

Favorable
He has a high opinion of himself.

Highest

Of great force or violence
High winds.

Higher

Of great force or violence
High winds.

Highest

(Informal) Excited or euphoric
High spirits.

Higher

(Informal) Excited or euphoric
High spirits.

Highest

(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

Higher

(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

Highest

Luxurious; extravagant
High living.

Higher

Luxurious; extravagant
High living.

Highest

(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

Higher

(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

Highest

Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

Higher

Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

Highest

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree
Saw a plane flying high in the sky.
Prices that had gone too high.

Higher

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree
Saw a plane flying high in the sky.
Prices that had gone too high.

Highest

In an extravagant or luxurious way
Made a fortune and lived high.

Higher

In an extravagant or luxurious way
Made a fortune and lived high.

Highest

A lofty place or region.

Higher

A lofty place or region.

Highest

A high level or degree
Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.

Higher

A high level or degree
Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.

Highest

The high gear configuration of a transmission.

Higher

The high gear configuration of a transmission.

Highest

A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Higher

A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Highest

(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition
The team was on a high after winning in overtime.

Higher

(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition
The team was on a high after winning in overtime.

Highest

(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.

Higher

(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.

Highest

Approaching or constituting a maximum;
Maximal temperature
Maximum speed
Working at peak efficiency

Higher

A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

Highest

Highest and most significant;
His highest achievement

Higher

(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.

Higher

(intransitive) To ascend.

Higher

Advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher mathematics.

Higher

Of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level; as, higher education; higher learning.

Higher

Advanced in complexity or elaboration;
High finance
Higher mathematics

Higher

Of education beyond the secondary level;
Higher education
Higher learning

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