Above synonyms

ə-bŭv'

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overhead
High in position
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high
High in position
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beyond
High in position
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on-high
High in position
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over
Superior in rank or importance:
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superior
High in position
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foregoing
Referring to something earlier
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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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celestial
Relating to the sky or the heavens. Stars and planets are celestial bodies.
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exalted
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extra
Outside; beyond:
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on-top
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higher
High in position
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up
Up
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aloft
High in position
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high-up
High in position
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above one's head
High in position
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before
Referring to something earlier
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just over
Directly over
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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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into the firmament
High in position
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in the celestial heights
High in position
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in the heavens
High in position
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earlier
Referring to something earlier
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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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below (related)
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overleaf (related)
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Fig.2 (related)
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raised
High in position
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in a higher place
High in position
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toward the sky
High in position
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atop
On top of.
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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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heavenly
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supra
Above; over; on top of:
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ubi supra
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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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hereinabove
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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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under (antonym)
Inferior to in status or rank:
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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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  • "Yuck," he said barely above a whisper.

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  • His face was above hers, the blue eyes tender and searching.

  • She'd hung one picture above the blazing hearth.

  • A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.

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