High and Maximum

High

High adjective - Being at a higher level than average.
Usage example: people with high incomes

Maximum is a synonym for high. In some cases you can use "Maximum" instead the word "High" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: highly

Maximum

Maximum adjective - Of the highest degree.
Usage example: he always puts out maximum effort

High is a synonym for maximum. Sometimes you can use "High" instead the word "Maximum" as an adjective or a noun.

How words are described

human human high human maximum
old old high old maximum
high high high high maximum
low low high low maximum
Other adjectives: natural, original, legal, actual, supposed, new, temporary, extra, next, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / MechQuest It has a high damage variation, but a maximum damage of 20, which is as high as the best standard Energy Blade you can buy from the Energy Blade shop.
  • Human Aliens The Middleman gives us the Manicoids, who are just human-looking enough to pass for plastic surgery victims; and the Clotharians, who look like human teenagers or young adults (the odd man out being High/Maximum Aldwin, who appears as a humanoid adult).
    Source: Human Aliens
  • Most of the best players in Mutant League Hockey have high (often maximum) stats in at least three of the following fields: skating, speed, checking, and/or fighting.
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