High and Mean

Opposite meaning words

High adjective - Having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature.

Usage example: she had the highest intentions, but her “help” turned out to be a disaster

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Mean is an antonym for high in topics: shrill, extreme, important, tall, intoxicated.

Nearby Word: highly

Mean adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.

Usage example: Alexander Hamilton seems to have had feelings of inferiority because of his mean origins

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High is an antonym for mean in topics: lowly, poor.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

old	old high	old mean
good	good high	good mean
common	common high	common mean
natural	natural high	natural mean
Other adjectives: legal, actual, real, big, permanent, short-lived, extra, different.

Double Meaning Title: While "dream high" could mean "dream big," the show takes place in a High School where the students can fulfill their dreams.

Source: Series / Dream High
Must mean she's that mean girl in high school that spread her legs for everyone, if you follow the shipwar logic.

Source: Die For Our Ship / Anime and Manga
Mean Girls, demonstrating how peer pressure and academics conflict with one another during high school.

Source: High School

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