All above synonyms
aΒ·bove
A a prep above
- more β Mossi (def 2).
- raised β fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- superior β higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overhead β over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- aloft β Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
- atop β If something is atop something else, it is on top of it.
- beyond β If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- upon β to, toward, or at an elevated place on or in: They went up the stairs. The cat is up the tree.
- on high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- on top of β the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- before β If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- surpassing β of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
adjective above
- higher β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- upper β higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of a house; the upper register of a singer's voice.
- first-string β composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- foregoing β previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.
- preceding β that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
- hard-hearted β unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- stuck up β snobbishly conceited.
- roofer β a person who makes or repairs roofs.
- aforementioned β If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- unrivalled β having no rival or competitor; having no equal; incomparable; supreme: His work is unrivaled for the beauty of its prose.
- former β preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- prevenient β coming before; antecedent.
- overlying β present participle of overlie.
- preexistent β to exist beforehand.
- whilom β former; erstwhile: whilom friends.
- senior β older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
- aloof β Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- onto β surjection
- skyward β Also, skywards. toward the sky.
- five-star β having five stars to indicate rank or quality: a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
- precursive β of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- prodromal β a premonitory symptom.
- abovementioned β mentioned or written above: The role was sung by the abovementioned Mr. Phillips.
- major β Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- superincumbent β lying or resting on something else.
- upstairs β up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- on ice β the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- supra β l.s.c.
- long ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- precursory β of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
preposition above
- degree β You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
adverb above
- in the air β a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.