high-end

[hahy-end] / ˈhaɪˈɛnd /

ADJECTIVE

being the most sophisticated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chic exclusive expensive sophisticated

STRONG

aristocratic classy cosmopolitan dashing elegant elite fancy fashionable posh refined ritzy sharp swank

WEAK

exorbitant luxuriant natty premium pricey

Antonyms

STRONGEST

budget inexpensive low-end

STRONG

cheap

WEAK

second-hand used

Example Sentences

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In Albania, he was intrigued by growing tourism in a Mediterranean country that lacked the same high-end hotel infrastructure of its coastal neighbors of Greece and Montenegro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Both see a need to move homeless people into housing, and both have said that Measure ULA, the city’s tax on high-end property sales, needs to be rewritten to spur apartment construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This suggests that inflation could be starting to spur high-end consumers to buy now because prices are going to continue to rise, McCann said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Cerebras’ unusually large artificial-intelligence chips excel at running models at speed, while also sidestepping some of the networking and packaging required for connecting thousands of high-end processors from Nvidia or other chip makers.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Then there are the new badges of high-end consumption that may be less readily conspicuous but no less potent.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times