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- DictionaryHigher/ˈhʌɪə/
noun
- 1. (in Scotland) the more advanced of the two main levels of the Scottish Certificate of Education: "school-leavers with three Highers or more"
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Higher is the comparative of high, meaning more elevated or greater in degree. It can also be a noun for the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education or a pass in a subject.
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Synonyms for HIGHER: advanced, improved, evolved, high, enhanced, late, developed, progressive; Antonyms of HIGHER: lower, low, primitive, backward, rudimentary, undeveloped, green, rude.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to higher. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of higher. ADVANCED. Synonyms. advanced. ahead. forward-looking. progressive. leading. imaginative. avant-garde. cutting-edge. Informal. Antonyms. backward. behind. retarded. undeveloped. PURE. Synonyms. pure.
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom: a high building / mountain. high ceilings. It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide. The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields.
The meaning of HIGH is rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected. How to use high in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of High.
