| Above 1. (prep.) In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath. 2. (prep.) Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach. 3. (prep.) Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above. 4. (adv.) In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above. 5. (adv.) Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page. 6. (adv.) Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above. 7. (adv.) More than; as, above five hundred were present. Thesaurus Entries a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs, additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, aloft, aloof, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, ante, as well, ascendant, at bottom, atop, au reste, before, before everything, beside, besides, better, beyond, capping, chiefly, chosen, distinguished, eclipsing, else, eminent, en plus, essentially, exceeding, excellent, excelling, extra, farther, finer, first of all, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, greater, hereinabove, hereinbefore, high, high up, higher, highest, in addition, in ascendancy, in excess of, in the air, in the ascendant, in the clouds, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, mainly, major, marked, more, moreover, of choice, on, on high, on stilts, on the peak, on the side, on tiptoe, on top of, one up on, outstanding, over, over and above, overhead, past, plus, primarily, rare, rivaling, similarly, skyward, straight up, super, superior, supra, surpassing, then, therewith, tiptoe, to boot, to the zenith, too, too deep for, topping, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, up, upmost, upon, upper, uppermost, upstairs, upward, upwards, yet |