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Synonyms for higher

Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahy
Phonetic Transcription : haɪ

Définition of higher

Origin :
  • comparative of high (adj.), Old English. Higher education is attested by 1839.
  • The French distinguish l'instruction secondaire, which includes what we term a liberal education, from l'instruction supérieure, which denotes professional education; but I do not think the corresponding English phrases are used with this distinction. [William Whewell, "Of a Liberal Education in General," 1850]
  • Higher-up (n.) "one in a superior post" is from 1905, American English.
  • adj taller
Example sentences :
  • You would admire it more if she had a higher appreciation of you.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But the good of my country must stand on a higher ground than distinctions like these.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He was full of dreams and fancies, all of the higher order of things where love is the law.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The fewer the marriageable girls, the higher their market value.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • "Have to be higher than that," the Inspector commented, grimly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It is all Hamlet over again, Hamlet wrought up to a higher pitch of intensity.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Even without the Bible, men know that there is a Higher Being.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • This important success raised the spirits of the Syracusans higher than ever.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • It is doubtful if any of the higher rated motors have greater efficiency.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • This law, being the law of God, is higher than the law of man.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Antonyms for higher

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