Greater vs. Higher — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Greater and Higher
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Definitions
Greater
Of, relating to, or being a city considered together with its populous suburbs
The greater metropolitan area of Dallas.
Greater Los Angeles.
Higher
Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward
A high mountain.
A high tower.
Greater
Of, relating to, or being a region considered to be the rightful homeland of a particular people, particularly when extending beyond the current boundaries of their country
Hitler's desire for a Greater Germany led him to annex the Sudetenland.
Higher
Extending a specified distance upward
A cabinet ten feet high.
Greater
Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area pertaining to it; of a city metropolitan.
Greater New York includes nearby parts of three states as well as the City itself.
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Higher
Far or farther from a reference point
Was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.
Greater
Greater in size or importance or degree;
For the greater good of the community
The greater Antilles
Higher
Being at or near the peak or culminating stage
The high tourist season.
High summer.
Higher
Advanced in development or complexity
High forms of animal life.
Higher mathematics.
Higher
Far removed in time; remote
High antiquity.
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Higher
Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
Higher
Having a bad smell; malodorous.
Higher
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second
The high tones of a flute.
Higher
Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed
A high voice.
Higher
Situated relatively far from the equator
A high latitude.
Higher
Of great importance
Set a high priority on funding the housing program.
Higher
Eminent in rank or status
A high official.
Higher
Serious; grave
High crimes and misdemeanors.
Higher
Constituting a climax; crucial
The chase scene is the high point of the film.
Higher
Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes
High adventure.
High drama.
Higher
Lofty or exalted in quality or character
A person of high morals.
Higher
Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree
“A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children” (Doris Lessing).
Higher
Favorable
He has a high opinion of himself.
Higher
Of great force or violence
High winds.
Higher
(Informal) Excited or euphoric
High spirits.
Higher
(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Higher
Luxurious; extravagant
High living.
Higher
(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.
Higher
Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.
Higher
At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree
Saw a plane flying high in the sky.
Prices that had gone too high.
Higher
In an extravagant or luxurious way
Made a fortune and lived high.
Higher
A lofty place or region.
Higher
A high level or degree
Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.
Higher
The high gear configuration of a transmission.
Higher
A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
Higher
(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition
The team was on a high after winning in overtime.
Higher
(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.
Higher
A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
Higher
(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
Higher
(intransitive) To ascend.
Higher
Advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher mathematics.
Higher
Of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level; as, higher education; higher learning.
Higher
Advanced in complexity or elaboration;
High finance
Higher mathematics
Higher
Of education beyond the secondary level;
Higher education
Higher learning
