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above

preposition

1 light filtered through a tiny window above the door:

over, higher (up) than, overlooking;

on top of, atop, on, upon.

▷antonyms below, under, beneath.

2 no one above the rank of Colonel was willing to compromise himself:

superior to, senior to, over, higher than, higher up than, more powerful than, more responsible than, ahead of;

in charge of, commanding.

▷antonyms below, beneath, junior to.

3 you must be above suspicion of any impropriety:

beyond, not subject to, insusceptible to, not liable to, not open to, not vulnerable to, not exposed to, not in danger of, superior to, out of reach of, immune to, exempt from.

4 I have always valued culture above technology:

more than, over, before, rather than, in preference to, in favor of, instead of, sooner than.

5 the increase is above the rate of inflation:

greater than, more than, higher than, exceeding, in excess of, over, over and above, beyond, surpassing, upwards of.

▷antonyms less than, below.

6 the river above the bridge:

upstream from.

7 they live above the Arctic Circle:

north of, northwards from.

adverb

1 in the darkness above, something moved:

overhead, on/at the top, on/at a higher place, high up, on high, up above, (up) in the sky, high above one's head, aloft, (up) in the heavens.

2 we will return to some of the issues raised above:

earlier, previously, before, formerly, further back.

adjective

the above example was chosen to illustrate the underlying problem:

preceding, precedent, previous, earlier, former, foregoing, prior, antecedent, above-stated;

aforementioned, aforesaid;

rare anterior, prevenient, precursive, supra.

□ above all

the job offered wider horizons, higher status, and, above all, a valuable source of income:

most importantly, before everything, beyond everything, first of all, most of all, chiefly, primarily, in the first place, first and foremost, mainly, principally, predominantly, especially, essentially, basically, elementally, in essence, at bottom;

informal at the end of the day, when all is said and done.

□ above and beyond

you might consider giving employees an extra day or two off each quarter, above and beyond sick days:

in addition to, as well as, over and above;

North American, informal outside of;

archaic forbye.

□ above oneself

everyone thinks that you've been getting above yourself lately:

conceited, proud, arrogant, self-important, haughty, disdainful, snobbish, snobby, supercilious, imperious;

informal stuck-up, cocky, high and mighty, snooty, uppity, uppish, bigheaded, swollen-headed, too big for one's boots.