Above synonyms | Best 68 synonyms for above

overhead

High in position

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high

High in position

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beyond

High in position

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4

over

Superior in rank or importance:

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8

on-high

High in position

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8

superior

High in position

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extra

Outside; beyond:

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on-top

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foregoing

Referring to something earlier

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up

Up

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exalted

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celestial

Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.

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higher

High in position

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heaven (related)

The space surrounding or seeming to overarch the earth, in which the sun, moon, and stars appear; sky; firmament

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high-up

High in position

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above one's head

High in position

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aloft

High in position

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before

Referring to something earlier

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just over

Directly over

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in a higher place

High in position

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in the celestial heights

High in position

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toward the sky

High in position

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in the heavens

High in position

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larger than

Higher

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more advanced than

Higher

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greater-than

Higher

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up from

Directly over

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firmament

(Uncountable) The vault of the heavens; the sky.

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heights

Plural form of height

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preceding (related)

Referring to something earlier

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paramount

One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

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par-excellence

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atop

On top of.

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below (related)

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Fig.2 (related)

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into the firmament

High in position

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earlier

Referring to something earlier

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overleaf (related)

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sky

The atmosphere, as seen from a given point on the Earth's surface. The sky appears to be blue because the wavelengths associated with blue light are scattered more easily than those that are associated with the other colors.

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heavenly

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raised

High in position

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exceeding

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north

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past

Beyond in position; farther than:

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skyward

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superadjacent

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supernal

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surmounting

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transcendent

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ubi supra

1

hereinabove

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under (antonym)

Inferior to in status or rank:

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supra

Above; over; on top of:

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ultra

Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.

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upon

At a prescribed point in time.

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higher-up

in or to a place that is higher

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to a higher place

in or to a place that is higher

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less (antonym)

With the deduction of; minus

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fewer (antonym)

more, higher in amount, degree

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deficient (antonym)

more, higher in amount, degree

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hereinbefore

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upwards

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abovestairs

(Archaic) upstairs; located on an upper floor.

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airward

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eclipsing

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beneath (antonym)

High in position

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low (antonym)

High in position

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inferior (antonym)

superior to

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