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high-rise

[hahy-rahyz] / ˈhaɪˌraɪz /
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

Example Sentences

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In central Abuja, wide boulevards, embassies and high-rise apartments signal heavy state investment.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

An Instagram post on March 7 from Dubai’s official tourism account featured slick visuals of the emirate’s landmark high-rise buildings overlaid with a catchy pop-soundtrack that declares: “Dubai is still the safest place on Earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

And in Dubai, a high-rise building was pictured with a large hole, after the local government said a drone "fell on a building".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Following a round of particularly intense Russian barrages two years earlier, Biletsky had convinced his neighbours to chip in together to install solar panels and batteries on the roof of their high-rise apartment block.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Wilfrido pointed to the high-rise in the display.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.