higher

Farther up vertically

Higher is the comparative form of high, indicating greater elevation, degree, or rank: The kite flew higher than the trees, higher taxes, higher education.

In drug slang, higher means more intoxicated: Each hit got him higher.

Higher-ups are people with more authority.

Aim higher encourages greater ambition.

direction

upward

Toward a higher position

climb · rise · elevate · lift · overhead · aloft · soar · mount · upraise · heavenward

elevation

altitude

Measured height above reference

plateau · ridge · treeline · cliff · highlands · uplands · acclimatization · alpinism · foothills · mesa

cost

expensive

Costing much money

surcharge · markup · exorbitant · costly · overpriced · steep · inflated · fee · tariff · overhead

intensity

stronger

Having greater power

surge · heighten · intensify · potent · powerful · extreme · acute · severe · concentrated · louder

rank

senior

Higher in rank

executive · director · manager · supervisor · commander · general · admiral · colonel · captain · hierarchy

education

university

Higher education institution

doctoral · degree · academia · undergraduate · master's · PhD · thesis · scholarship · faculty · campus

Categories
Opposites
vertical position/elevation

higherlower

Reduce or move downward

beneath · under · below · nether · low-lying

quantity/degree/amount

higherlower

Reduce or move downward

lesser · less · smaller · reduced · fewer

rank/status/hierarchy

higherlower

Reduce or move downward

inferior · subordinate · lesser · junior · low-level

Phrases
Family

high, highest, highs, higher education, higher power, higher learning, higher consciousness, higher-order

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G