sky-high
Through the roof
Sky-high means extremely high, whether literally or figuratively.
Prices can go sky-high, as can hopes or expectations.
Something blown sky-high is destroyed completely—an explosion scatters debris upward.
The phrase often emphasizes excess or dramatic increase: Insurance premiums have gone sky-high.
Unreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- costlyHigh in price
steep · prohibitive · premium · unaffordable · extravagant · outrageous · excessive · eye-watering
Extremely high up
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- toweringOf imposing height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- elevatedRaised above usual level
heights · clouds · overhead · summit · peak · aerial · ascending · atmosphere
Impressively high or noble
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- toweringOf imposing height
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
audacious · grandiose · unrealistic · far-reaching · moonshot · visionary · stratospheric · elevated
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
- jubilantExtremely happy, triumphant
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
thrilled · exhilarated · rapturous · blissful · exuberant · soaring · flying · giddy
Sudden forceful burst
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- detonationExplosive ignition event
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
eruption · billowing · pyrotechnics · inferno · blaze · conflagration
exorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
- astronomicalRelating to outer space
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
costly · steep · prohibitive · premium · unaffordable · extravagant · outrageous · excessive · eye-watering · dear
stratospheric
Extremely high up
elevated · heights · clouds · overhead · summit · peak · aerial · ascending · atmosphere · heavens
lofty
Impressively high or noble
aspirational · audacious · grandiose · unrealistic · far-reaching · moonshot · visionary · stratospheric · elevated · idealistic
elated
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
overjoyed · thrilled · exhilarated · rapturous · blissful · exuberant · soaring · flying · giddy · delirious
blast
Sudden forceful burst
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- detonationExplosive ignition event
plume · eruption · billowing · pyrotechnics · inferno · blaze · conflagration
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- Bignessvastness, immensity, magnitude, expanse, enormity
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
- heighttall, short, low, elevation, tallness
- inaccessibleinaccessible, unreachable, out of reach, unobtainable, unattainable
sky-highground-level
At terrain height
underground · subterranean · low-lying · rock-bottom · sunken
sky-highrock-bottom
Lowest possible level
dirt-cheap · cheap · bargain-basement · inexpensive · budget
sky-highrock-bottom
Lowest possible level
apathetically · indifferently · lukewarmly · impassively · disinterestedly
high, sky, height, highlight, skyscraper, skyline, skylight, skyward, skydiving