high-level

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Of or relating to a high position, rank, or level in a hierarchy; involving people with a lot of authority or responsibility.; Of or relating to a high degree of abstraction, generality, or complexity; not detailed or specific.; In computing, referring to a programming language or system that is closer to human language and further from machine code, making it easier for humans to understand.; Situated at or relating to a great height or altitude.; Involving or characterized by a high degree of skill, sophistication, or quality.; Relating to nuclear waste or radioactive material that is highly radioactive and requires long-term isolation from the environment.; In diplomacy or politics, involving the most senior officials or leaders of governments or organizations.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more high-level Superlative: most high-level

Collocations

high-level meetinghigh-level languagehigh-level overviewhigh-level officialhigh-level discussionhigh-level programming

Derivatives

high-levelly

Synonyms

advancedseniortop-levelexecutivestrategicelevated

Antonyms

low-levelentry-levelbasicjunior

Commonly confused

highly
EN: 'Highly' is an adverb meaning 'to a great degree' (e.g., highly skilled); 'high-level' is an adjective describing something at an advanced or senior rank.
top-level
EN: 'Top-level' emphasizes the very highest position in a hierarchy; 'high-level' is broader and can refer to any advanced or senior tier.

Spelling tips

EN: Always hyphenate 'high-level' when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'a high-level meeting'). Do not write it as two separate words ('high level') in attributive position.

💬 Examples

  1. The company held a high-level meeting to discuss the merger.

  2. She gave a high-level overview of the project without going into technical details.

  3. Python is a high-level programming language that is easy for beginners to learn.

  4. The expedition faced high-level winds that made the climb extremely dangerous.

  5. The tournament featured high-level competition between the world's best athletes.

  6. The government is searching for a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste.

  7. High-level diplomatic talks between the two nations resumed after a year-long hiatus.