Meanings
comparative more high up · superlative most high up
- alternativeAlternative form of high-up.
- idiomaticnot comparableIn a high or elevated position.
Her underwear was hanging high up in a tree.
2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 14 Aug 20261 more example
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbat a great altitude
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto alte
- altein a high position
Spanish en lo alto (de)
- en lo alto (de)in a high position
Cite this entry
high up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20up
“high up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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