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high as a kite

ADJECTIVE
exhilarated
Synonyms
STRONG
animated intoxicated
WEAK
cheerful ebullient euphoric exhilarative heady rapturous zestful
Antonyms
WEAK
depressed
ADJECTIVE
looped
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
ADJECTIVE
pickled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glazed stewed
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
ADJECTIVE
potted
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered sloshed stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
ADJECTIVE
sloshed
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
ADJECTIVE
stewed
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
ADJECTIVE
stinko
Synonyms
WEAK
bashed befuddled besotted boozed up buzzed crapulent crapulous crocked drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain flushed flying fuddled glazed groggy half-seas over high in one's cups inebriate inebriated intoxicated juiced laced liquored up lit muddled plastered potted seeing double sloshed sodden stewed stoned tanked three sheets to the wind tight tipsy totaled under the influence under-the-table wasted
ADJECTIVE
tickled pink
Synonyms
WEAK
amused delighted exhilarated loving it thrilled tickled tickled to death

Example Sentences

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“You make a couple of big plays at the end like I did two years ago, you’re high as a kite, and a minute later, it doesn’t mean anything.”

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2018

I wish I was more stupid because I'm either completely ecstatic and joyous and absolutely high as a kite or I'm a bit morbid.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2010

Fortunately, in the Q.E. 2's resting place 270 miles south-southwest of Bermuda the seas were fairly calm, and passengers' morale was in most cases high as a kite.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have already missed two private lessons and my wife has been blowing me up as high as a kite.

From Three Hats A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts by Shirley, Arthur

He went up as high as a kite, and they held on to the rope below, down which he sent his messages—observations of the Austrians' movements.

From The Nameless Castle by Jókai, Mór