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Common collocations with high in American Collocation

high adjective

US /haɪ/

very

exceptionally
extraordinarily
extremely
incredibly
particularly
ridiculously
significantly
very

Their products are of exceptionally high quality.

fairly

fairly
moderately
quite
relatively
slightly

Many of our students come from less well-paid families and have relatively high levels of deprivation.

unusually

anomalously
surprisingly
unexpectedly
unusually

Temperatures have been unusually high this summer.

too

abnormally
dangerously
excessively
prohibitively
too
unacceptably
unnecessarily
unrealistically
unreasonably

Some drugs can cause your blood pressure to go dangerously high.

worryingly

alarmingly
worryingly

Deforestation continues at an alarmingly high rate.

compared to other things

comparatively
disproportionately
proportionately

Young people are at a disproportionately higher risk of being victims of crime.

level or amount

concentration
degree
dose
level
number
percentage
proportion
rate
volume

The University takes in a high proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

how often something occurs

incidence
prevalence

The incidence was particularly high between 1985 and 1991 when there were 99 cases.

money

costs
prices
taxes
wages

Why put up with high prices when you don’t have to?

physical quality

density
frequency
humidity
pressure
temperature

The strengths of both steel and concrete are considerably reduced at high temperatures.

medical condition

blood pressure
cholesterol

What causes high blood pressure?

unemployment

unemployment

It is very difficult to get a job in these times of high unemployment.

risk

risk

Temporary workers face a higher risk of accidents than those on a permanent contract.

standard or quality

calibre
quality
standard

We strive to maintain the highest standards of service.

expectations

expectations
hopes

We have high hopes of winning this game.

opinion

esteem
opinion
regard

He was held in high esteem as an energetic, friendly, unassuming and entertaining companion.

position

position
rank
status

Such clothes were expensive to produce at the time and a symbol of high status.

importance

importance
priority

Appearance is not a high priority for some people.