Definitions

high-rise

[hahy-rahyz] / ˈhaɪˌraɪz /

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elevated adj.
heightened adj.
high adj.
lofty adj.
sky-high adj.
skyscraper n.
tower n.

ADJECTIVE

elevated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

raised

STRONG

aerial high lifted tall towering upheaved uplifted upraised uprisen

WEAK

stately

Antonyms

STRONG

dwarfed little low short small

WEAK

base decreased dropped lessened lowered lowly undignified

ADJECTIVE

heightened

Synonyms

STRONG

lifted raised towering upheaved uplifted upraised uprisen

WEAK

aerial high stately tall

ADJECTIVE

high

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big great huge immense large lofty long soaring steep tremendous

STRONG

aerial elevated giant grand

WEAK

alpine altitudinous colossal eminent formidable gigantic high-reaching hovering sky-high sky-scraping towering uplifted upraised

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little low miniature minute short small teeny tiny

WEAK

dwarfed insignificant stunted

ADJECTIVE

lofty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soaring towering

WEAK

aerial airy lifted raised sky-high skyscraping skyward spiring tall

Antonyms

WEAK

below beneath humble low modest unobtrusive

ADJECTIVE

sky-high

Synonyms

STRONGEST

skyward

WEAK

aerial airy lifted raised skyscraping soaring spiring tall towering

NOUN

skyscraper

Synonyms

STRONG

superstructure tower

WEAK

high-rise building

NOUN

tower

Synonyms

STRONG

belfry castle citadel column fort fortification fortress keep lookout mast minaret monolith obelisk pillar refuge skyscraper spire steeple stronghold turret

WEAK

cloud buster

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high-rise

Out of the back windows was a view of the Edge NYC, the flagship high-rise property of Hudson Yards, with its protuberant observation deck.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Coming from Victorville, he wasn’t used to areas with no light and didn’t understand how it could travel through different tunnels down the street, reflecting so spectacularly off high-rise buildings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The affected areas have few, if any, high-rise buildings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

I ended up in a brand new “super luxury” high-rise in Miami’s Brickell area that was just about to open.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their mother was having problems with her own mother, Peachy Helen, Liyana and Rafik's other grandmother, who lived by Forest Park in a high-rise apartment.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

high-rise

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