high ceiling
Soaring interior space
High ceiling describes significant potential for growth or improvement.
The metaphor comes from physical space—a room with a high ceiling offers more vertical room.
In sports scouting, a prospect with a high ceiling could develop into an elite player: He's raw but has a high ceiling.
The term applies broadly to careers, investments, or any situation where upside matters: The startup has a high ceiling if the market develops.
- vaultedCurved overhead, or leaped
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- spaciousHaving ample room
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- cathedralBishop's principal church
grand · great room · soaring · skylight · rafters · exposed beams · beams · industrial chic · open · open floor plan · atrium · penthouse · warehouse · loft · echo · cavernous · expansive · tall
high ceilinglow ceiling
Overhead surface uncomfortably close
low ceilings · dropped ceiling · crawl space · false ceiling · suspended ceiling
high ceilingcramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
claustrophobic · confined · oppressive · boxed-in · confining
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