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.
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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
