HIGHFLIERS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

highfliers

noun

variants or highflyers

plural of highflier

as in powerhouses

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired one of New York's largest law firms, it attracts highfliers looking for a big-time legal career

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Recent Examples of highfliers The match would often feature the X-Division’s highflyers and provided some heart-stopping moments. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Ankrum studies financial arcana such as the Journal of Portfolio Management and seeks out stocks — not sexy highfliers — that are bound to increase in value over the longer haul. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026 There are already apps for booking private jets—FlyHouse delivers a selection of charter aircraft in just 30 seconds, for example—but Revaire also connects you to a network of highfliers. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026 The movie starts on high, with rapturous views of the Manhattan skyline and David King (Denzel Washington), one of the city’s highfliers, pacing on the balcony of his penthouse on the Brooklyn waterfront. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026 While the market swoon eliminated scores of internet highflyers, Cisco survived the upheaval. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025

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powerhouses

Noun

With Aledo’s move to Class 6A, the two area powerhouses could meet in the Class 6A Division II playoffs.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Adams got a lot of buy-in from players in Arizona, and the Cardinals had the NFL’s fifth-highest rushing success rate in 2024, ahead of rushing powerhouses like the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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