High
High adjective - Commanding a large price.
Usage example: the concert tickets weren't cheap—you don't even want to know how high they were
Steep is a synonym for high in tall topic. In some cases you can use "Steep" instead an adjective "High", when it comes to topics like expensive, extreme, precipitous, arduous. informal substitute
Nearby Word: highly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Egyptians didn't quite have the hang of it, tried to build this pyramid too high and steep, and the unstable structure collapsed.
Source: Tower of Babel -
Throw in the fact that airplanes are rapidly moving targets, and it is obvious that the weapon will need a fancy targeting system, relatively high rates of fire, high muzzle velocity, and a special mount to fire at steep angles.
Source: Anti-Air -
However, after a while, one begins to notice that the entire island is made of valleys with walls just slightly too steep to climb and just slightly too high to jump over.
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Steep and High. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/high/steep
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Steep or High. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/high/steep.
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