highest

H4I1G2H4E1S1T1
/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/

A form of high — Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

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maximumultimateutmostextremeferociousexquisiteintensepluperfect
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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativesuperlative form of high: most high

    On the Guliya glacier in the western Kunlun, they hand-drilled three cores, including one from the twenty-two-thousand-foot summit that was the highest ever retrieved at the time.

    2005, Mark Bowen, Thin Ice: Unlocking the Secrets of Climate in the World's Highest Mountains, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 212

    Synonyms: maximum, ultimate, utmost, extreme, ferocious, exquisite, intense, pluperfect

adverb
  1. superlativesuperlative form of high: most high

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
extremeferociousincessiveintensemaximalmaximumpassingrabidragingultimateuppermostutmostuttermost

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

highest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highest

MLA

“highest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highest.

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