upper level
Above ground floor
Upper level describes a higher floor, tier, or stratum within a structure or system.
In buildings, the upper level is any floor above the ground or main floor: The bedrooms are on the upper level.
In education, upper-level courses are advanced classes typically taken by juniors and seniors.
The term applies to hierarchies generally—upper-level management, upper-level positions—indicating ranks closer to the top.
- higherMore elevated in position
- topUppermost part or surface
- top floorHighest story of building
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- high riseMultistory urban building
penthouse · executive · corner office · top brass · senior · advanced · upstairs · ceiling · nose bleed seats · lofty · hierarchy · management · superior · elite · rooftop · stratosphere · altitude · pinnacle
- building floorsfirst floor, second floor, third floor, ground floor, top floor
- ranksrank and file, enlisted ranks, tier one, officer rank, tier two
- venue seatingseats, grandstand, bleacher seats, box seats, reserved seats
- cheap seatsnosebleeds, bleachers, back row, standing room, rafters
- levelstier, layer, floor, story, stratum
- upper floorstop floor, second floor, third floor, penthouse, attic
upper levelbasement
Subterranean building level
ground floor · cellar · first floor · downstairs · ground level
upper levelentry level
For those starting out
lower tier · basic level · base level · bottom rung · lower division
upper, level, levels, leveled, leveling, leveler, uppish, uppermost, lever