high 2 of 3 adverb 1 : at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree climbed higher passions ran high 2 : well, luxuriously

higher adjective (EDUCATION) [ before noun ] used to refer to an advanced level of education:

Higher definition: the comparative of high. See examples of HIGHER used in a sentence.

higher above, taller: That mountain is higher than the others.; a greater amount: Prices are higher in the city than in the country.

My friends pulled me back but it snapped again and grabbed my hip a bit higher up.

When something is described as higher, it's more advanced, difficult, or complex. Higher education is what you learn in college or graduate school, and it's more complicated than high school.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word higher, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or …

Oct 15, 2025 · higher (plural highers) (Scotland, education) A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

Synonyms for HIGHER: advanced, improved, evolved, high, enhanced, late, developed, progressive; Antonyms of HIGHER: lower, low, primitive, backward, rudimentary, undeveloped, green, rude