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on high

ADJECTIVE
overhead
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aerial atop skyward upward
STRONG
hanging
WEAK
overhanging
ADVERB
over
Synonyms
STRONGEST
off upstairs
STRONG
covering overhead
WEAK
aloft beyond farther up higher than in heaven in the sky on top of overtop straight up
Antonyms
WEAK
under
PREPOSITION
above
Synonyms
STRONGEST
raised
STRONG
high over overhead superior
WEAK
aloft atop beyond on top of upon
Antonyms
WEAK
below under

Example Sentences

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Find insight on high fuel prices, Saudi Arabia’s crude exports and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Because the diet relies on high fat foods and severely limits carbohydrates, it contrasts with the low fat diets traditionally recommended by many health experts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Forbidding armoured vehicles appeared on high alert, one of them flying the banner of the Islamic republic.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Meutya Hafid, the country's communications and digital affairs minister, announced that accounts for under 16s on "high risk" platforms would be deactivated from 28 March.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Then the voice came from on high, the loudspeaker in the hall.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen