high-flying
Reaching great heights
High-flying describes ambitious pursuits or impressive achievements, especially in business or finance: a high-flying tech startup, high-flying executives.
The term suggests rapid ascent and lofty goals, though it can hint at risk—what flies high may fall hard.
Literally, it describes aircraft or birds at significant altitude.
Seeking to achieve
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- motivatedSpurred to action
visionary · entrepreneurial · aggressive · goal-oriented · striver · achiever · hungry · eager
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- thermalsWarm air columns
- updraftUpward air movement
glider · winged · hovering · ascend · airborne · paragliding · hang-gliding · aerobatic
Producing financial benefit
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
prestigious · lucrative · booming · thriving · influential · elite · accomplished · esteemed
aspiring
Seeking to achieve
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
motivated · visionary · entrepreneurial · aggressive · goal-oriented · striver · achiever · hungry · eager · zealous
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
updraft · glider · winged · hovering · ascend · airborne · paragliding · hang-gliding · aerobatic · swooping
profitable
Producing financial benefit
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- prosperousEnjoying wealth and success
- flourishingProspering vigorously
acclaimed · prestigious · lucrative · booming · thriving · influential · elite · accomplished · esteemed · eminent
euphoric
Overwhelmed with joy
- exhilaratedIntensely happy and energized
- buoyantAble to float
- jubilantExtremely happy, triumphant
ecstatic · overjoyed · giddy · intoxicated · ebullient · rapturous · exultant · heady
high-flyingunsuccessful
Not achieving desired outcome
underperforming · failed · unambitious · low-level · failing
high-flyinggrounded
Stable and realistic
down-to-earth · modest · humble · unpretentious · unassuming
high-flyingconservative
Cautious about altering customs
cautious · risk-averse · prudent · low-risk · stable
high, flight, height, flying, high-flyer