High and Rising

High

High adjective - Extending to a great distance upward.

Rising and high are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rising" instead the word "High" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: highly

Rising

Rising adjective - Sloping upward.

High and rising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High" instead the word "Rising" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: rise, risen

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Rising Water, Rising Tension The Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising" is about a farm family forced to evacuate as their farm slowly disappears beneath flood waters.
  • High-Pressure Emotion The visual effect is similar to an old thermometer rising so high, it blows its top.
  • Western Animation / Schoolhouse Rock Eventually used in Nike and ESPN commercials years later and was sampled for the De La Soul song "The Magic Number" off their Three Feet High And Rising album in 1989.
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