sky-high

adjective

extremely tall

“a sky-high building”

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skyscrapingtoplesselevatedeminentexaltedhighloftytall
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Meanings

adjectivesky-high (not comparable)
  1. not comparableextremely tall

    a sky-high building

    1 more example

    She is elegant on sky-high heels in spite of the rubble and the cracks in the paving.

    2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 20

    Synonyms: skyscraping, topless, elevated, eminent, exalted, high, lofty, tall

  2. not comparableexcessive, exorbitant

    Superinflation blew prices sky-high.

    2 more examples

    The fees were sky-high, so I refused to pay.

    They had to bid against a private buyer, which pushed the price sky high.

    2023 July 12, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Saved: Trust protects Adrian Shooter's legacy”, in RAIL, number 987, page 28

    Synonyms: extortionate, inordinate, disproportionate, exorbiant, exorbitant, extortionable, extortionate, extortious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveextremely tall

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skyscrapingtoplesselevatedeminentexaltedhighloftytall

adjectiveexcessive, exorbitant

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extortionateinordinatedisproportionateexorbiantexorbitantextortionableextortionateextortiousextravagantinordinatepenalusurious

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a lavish or enthusiastic manner

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enthusiastically
Also see
disproportionateenthusiasticallyexorbitantextortionateextortiousextravagantinordinatepenalusurious

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sky + high.

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Translations

Bulgarian до небето
  • до небето (do nebeto)extremely tall
Danish skyhøj, tårnhøj
  • skyhøjextremely tall
  • tårnhøjextremely tall
German himmelhoch, himmelhoch
  • himmelhochextremely tall
  • himmelhochexcessive, exorbitant
Hindi गगनचुंबी
  • गगनचुंबी (gagancumbī)extremely tall
Italian alle stelle
  • alle stelleexcessive, exorbitant
Norwegian Bokmål skyhøy, skyhøg
  • skyhøyextremely tall
  • skyhøgextremely tall
  • skyhøyexcessive, exorbitant
  • skyhøgexcessive, exorbitant
Swedish skyhög
  • skyhögextremely tall
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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