Synonyms for above
əˈbʌvabove

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1. above

   Synonyms:
   over, beyond, exceeding

   Antonyms:
   below, within, beneath

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1. aboveadjective

   an earlier section of a written text

   "for instructions refer to the above"

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a), below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

2. aboveadverb

   appearing earlier in the same text

   "flaws in the above interpretation"

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a), beneath, below, to a lower place, at a lower place

3. above, supraadverb

   at an earlier place

   "see above"

   Synonyms:
   supra, to a higher place, in a higher place, higher up

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a), below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

4. above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher placeadverb

   in or to a place that is higher

   Synonyms:
   supra, to a higher place, in a higher place, higher up

   Antonyms:
   succeeding(a), at a lower place, beneath, to a lower place, below

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1. aboveprep.

   Synonyms:
   higher than

2. aboveprep.

   Synonyms:
   over, exceeding, more than, greater than

3. aboveprep.

   Synonyms:
   beyond, superior to

4. aboveprep.

   Synonyms:
   too high for, too proud for

5. aboveadjective

   Synonyms:
   overhead, aloft, on high, in a high place

6. aboveadjective

   Synonyms:
   before, in a former part

7. aboveadjective

   Synonyms:
   of a higher rank or order

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1. List of paraphrases for "above":

   supra, above-mentioned, foregoing, aforementioned, previously, over, earlier, previous, highest, abovementioned, higher, beyond, above-noted, preceding, superior, upper, before, above-, ci-dessus, top, ci-haut, formerly, senior, prior, aforesaid, afore-mentioned, ανωτέρω, upstairs, zgoraj, on

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1. Yoshiki Shinke:

   Companies aren’t that cautious about raising prices any more. We might see inflation stay above the BOJ’s 2% target well into autumn this year.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   It's going to be a big push from the oversight committee. What is the government doing or not doing in terms of tracking you, following you, investigating you? And if you're suspicion-less, it should be none of the above.

3. Carl Jung:

   Rational argument can be conducted with some prospect of success only so long as the emotionality of a given situation does not exceed a certain critical degree. If the affective temperature rises above this level, the possibility of reason’s having any effect ceases and its place is taken by slogans and chimerical wish fantasies. That is to say, a sort of collective possession results which rapidly develops into a psychic epidemic.

4. Nancy Kerrigan:

   Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.

5. David Andrews:

   The important part is that you have to keep changing those filters, if you do n’t change that filter, and it becomes saturated, the levels of PFAS in the filtered water can actually be above the levels in the tap water.