highest

adjective

Definition of highestnext
1
as in higher
being at a point or level higher than all others the highest grade the highest flag on the pole

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2
as in greatest
coming before all others in importance turned to the highest authority for answers the highest official in the land

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highest
  1. top
  2. main
  3. upper
  4. primary
  5. first
  6. predominant
  7. foremost
  8. dominant
Adjective
  • For a secret sauce, top sautéed Swiss chard with a sprinkle of soy sauce and balsamic vinegar, and a small pat of unsalted butter.
    Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • With 100% of precincts reporting, McCready received 51.5% of the vote to Walsh's 48.4%, flipping the township’s top job from blue to red.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of top
Adjective
  • The zinc gradually lost its hold on the cables suspending the telescope’s main platform over the reflector dish.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The measure’s main opponents, the state Republican Party and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, did not appear to raise any money to campaign against the proposition.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of main
Adjective
  • Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the upper is stitched directly onto the plate, eliminating the need for a strobel board.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of upper
Adjective
  • Alpha Genesis is responsible for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary care of monkeys at its primary facility in Yemassee.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of primary
Adjective
  • Both defenses are stepping up after these teams combined for 79 points in their first matchup, which is the highest scoring game in the NFL so far this season.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Many families have to wait months to receive the first appointment with a mental health professional through their insurance and then have to wait three to four months again to have the second appointment.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of first
Adjective
  • One search through artificial intelligence chatbots generates an exponential amount of 25 times more electricity than a Google search and will become the predominant energy consumer across several countries in a mere number of years.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Beijing is used to being the predominant external powerbroker with respect to the North and aims first and foremost to maintain balance and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of predominant
Adjective
  • Over the years, the emirate has become a magnet for international entrepreneurs, investors and family offices, transforming the city into one of the world’s foremost hubs for private wealth management.
    Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Jamie Lee Curtis has taken an emotional stab at honoring her nearly 50-year history as the Spooky Season's foremost Final Girl.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • Ninety percent of them believe that knowing the dominant muscle-fiber type of an athlete is useful for optimizing training and performance—but only half of them claim to actually know which of their athletes are slow-twitch or fast-twitch.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The people who dominate these institutions demographically also tend to share the dominant ideologies.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of dominant
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