Above

//əˈbʌv//

Synonyms for "above" (129 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Strong matches (39)

Verb(1 words)
cede

Related words (64)

Adverb(2 words)
suprato a higher place

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11 relation types

More general

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

1 entries

distinct from

2 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

32 entries

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similar

2 entries

Translations

404 translations across 93 languages.

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Abenaki

1 entries
  • Tasiwi prep (over, on top of)

Albanian

4 entries
  • mbi prep (over, on top of)
  • mbizotëron prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • përmbi prep (in or to a higher place)
  • përpjet prep (farther north)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἐπάνω adv (overhead, on top of)
  • ὑπέρ prep (over, on top of)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أَعْلَى prep (over, on top of)
  • أَعْلَى prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • أَكْثٰر prep (more)
  • شَمَالِيّ prep (farther north)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • disuprã prep (in or to a higher place)
  • prisuprã prep (in or to a higher place)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • наве́рсе adv (in a higher place)
  • уве́рсе adv (in a higher place)
  • ўве́рсе adv (in a higher place)
  • вы́шэй prep (superior to, surpassing)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • горе adv (in a higher place)
  • отгоре adv (in a higher place)
  • по-горе adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • по-горе adv (higher in rank)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အပေါ် prep (in or to a higher place)

Catalan

2 entries
  • dalt adv (in a higher place)
  • damunt prep (in or to a higher place)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • ibabaw adv (overhead, on top of)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries
  • líl·e-m·yˀ prep (over, on top of)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • i'yijku shana adv (in a higher place)

Chickasaw

3 entries
  • aba' adv (overhead, on top of)
  • aba' adv (of or in the heavens or sky)
  • aba' adv (in a higher place)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 喺…上便 prep (in or to a higher place)
  • 喺…上便 prep (farther north)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 上述 adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • 高於 /高于 adv (higher in rank)
  • 在...上面 prep (in or to a higher place)
  • 在...上面 prep (farther north)

Chinook Jargon

1 entries
  • såh'-ha-lee prep (over, on top of)

Cornish

2 entries
  • a-vann adv (overhead, on top of)
  • a-ugh dhe prep (over, on top of)

Czech

4 entries
  • výše adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • výše adv (in a higher place)
  • výše adv (higher in rank)
  • vyšší noun (something mentioned previously in a document)

Danish

4 entries
  • ovenstående adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • oppe over prep (in or to a higher place)
  • ovenover prep (in or to a higher place)
  • ovenpå prep (in or to a higher place)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bovenstaand adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • bovenvermeld adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • eerder genoemd adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • hemels in de lucht adj (heavenly)

Egyptian

3 entries
  • Hr:Z1 prep (over, on top of)
  • Hr:Z1 prep (in or to a higher place)
  • Hr:Z1 prep (in addition to)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • super prep (in or to a higher place)
  • super prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • sur prep (over, on top of)

Estonian

1 entries
  • üles prep (in or to a higher place)

Farefare

1 entries
  • zuum adv (overhead, on top of)

Finnish

4 entries
  • taivaallinen adj (heavenly)
  • ylempänä (oleva) adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • edellä adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • korkealla adv (in a higher place)

French

4 entries
  • ci-dessus adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • au-dessus adv (in a higher place)
  • ci-dessus adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • en haut adv (overhead, on top of)

Friulian

1 entries
  • sore prep (in or to a higher place)

German

4 entries
  • darüber adv (in a higher place)
  • früher adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • höher adv (in a higher place)
  • oben adv (overhead, on top of)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries
  • mi prep (over, on top of)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 adv (overhead, on top of)
  • 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 prep (over, on top of)

Greek

3 entries
  • πάνω adv (in a higher place)
  • από πάνω prep (over, on top of)
  • πάνω prep (in or to a higher place)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • anlè prep (in or to a higher place)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • מֵעַל prep (over, on top of)
  • מעל prep (in or to a higher place)
  • מעל prep (more)

Hindi

3 entries
  • ऊपर adv (in a higher place)
  • ... के ऊपर prep (in or to a higher place)
  • के ऊपर prep (over, on top of)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • felül adv (in a higher place)
  • fent adv (overhead, on top of)
  • fent adv (in a higher place)
  • fentemlített noun (something mentioned previously in a document)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • atas prep (in or to a higher place)

Irish

4 entries
  • lastuas adv (overhead, on top of)
  • os cionn adv (overhead, on top of)
  • os cionn adv (in a higher place)
  • thuas adv (in a higher place)

Italian

2 entries
  • sopra adv (overhead, on top of)
  • sopra prep (in or to a higher place)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ...の上に prep (in or to a higher place)

Jeju

1 entries
  • 우이 prep (in or to a higher place)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • жоғарыда adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • жоғарыда adv (in a higher place)

Korean

2 entries
  • ...우에 prep (in or to a higher place)
  • ...위에 prep (in or to a higher place)

Latin

4 entries
  • insuper adv (overhead, on top of)
  • super adv (in a higher place)
  • suprā adv (overhead, on top of)
  • suprā adv (earlier in order in writing)

Latvian

3 entries
  • augšā adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • iepriekšminētais noun (something mentioned previously in a document)
  • virs prep (in or to a higher place)

Lombard

1 entries
  • sora adv (overhead, on top of)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • górjejce prep (in or to a higher place)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • над prep (over, on top of)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • ambony adv (in a higher place)

Malay

1 entries
  • atas prep (in or to a higher place)

Manggarai

1 entries
  • eta adv (overhead, on top of)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • taas adv (overhead, on top of)

Marathi

2 entries
  • आणखी prep (more)
  • वरती prep (in or to a higher place)

Māori

2 entries
  • runga prep (in or to a higher place)
  • whakatamatama prep (superior to, surpassing)

Navajo

2 entries
  • bikáaʼgi adv (in a higher place)
  • bikáaʼgi prep (in or to a higher place)

Nepali

1 entries
  • माथि prep (over, on top of)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • di ser re prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • li hindavî prep (in or to a higher place)
  • li ser prep (in or to a higher place)
  • raserî prep (in or to a higher place)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • høyere adv (higher in rank)
  • ovenfor adv (in a higher place)
  • over adv (in a higher place)
  • ovenfor prep (in or to a higher place)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • over prep (over, on top of)

Occitan

1 entries
  • dessús prep (in or to a higher place)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • ishpayi'ii prep (over, on top of)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • یوقاری prep (over, on top of)
  • یوقاری prep (in or to a higher place)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries
  • owwe prep (over, on top of)

Polabian

1 entries
  • boven prep (in or to a higher place)

Polish

4 entries
  • powyższy adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • powyżej adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • powyżej adv (in a higher place)
  • nad prep (in or to a higher place)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • acima adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • acima adv (in a higher place)
  • acima adv (higher in rank)
  • para cima adv (in a higher place)

Quechua

1 entries
  • pata prep (over, on top of)

Romanian

3 entries
  • deasupra adv (in a higher place)
  • deasupra prep (in or to a higher place)
  • peste prep (over, on top of)

Romansch

4 entries
  • sesura prep (in or to a higher place)
  • soura prep (in or to a higher place)
  • sura prep (in or to a higher place)
  • survart prep (in or to a higher place)

Russian

4 entries
  • вверху́ adv (in a higher place)
  • вы́ше adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • вы́ше adv (in a higher place)
  • наверху́ adv (in a higher place)

Scots

4 entries
  • aboon prep (in or to a higher place)
  • aboon prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • aboon prep (more)
  • abune prep (in or to a higher place)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • iznad prep (over, on top of)
  • na prep (over, on top of)
  • nad prep (over, on top of)
  • nad prep (in or to a higher place)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • supra prep (in or to a higher place)
  • sùpira prep (in or to a higher place)

Slovak

4 entries
  • predchádzajúci adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • hore adv (in a higher place)
  • povyše adv (in a higher place)
  • vyššie adv (earlier in order in writing)

Slovene

4 entries
  • zgôraj adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • zgôraj adv (in a higher place)
  • nad prep (in or to a higher place)
  • nad prep (superior to, surpassing)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arriba adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • arriba adv (in a higher place)
  • asuso adv (in a higher place)
  • suso adv (in a higher place)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ovan prep (in or to a higher place)
  • ovanför prep (over, on top of)
  • över prep (over, on top of)
  • över prep (in or to a higher place)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • ibabaw adv (in a higher place)
  • ibabaw prep (in or to a higher place)
  • itaas prep (superior to, surpassing)

Tamil

4 entries
  • மேலே adj (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page)
  • மேலிடம் adv (higher in rank)
  • மேலும் adv (archaic: in addition)
  • மேலே adv (overhead, on top of)

Thai

1 entries
  • เหนือ prep (in or to a higher place)

Tibetan

2 entries
  • ཐོག་ལ prep (over, on top of)
  • ཐོད་ལ prep (over, on top of)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • kauc adv (overhead, on top of)

Turkish

3 entries
  • daha prep (more)
  • yukarıya prep (in or to a higher place)
  • üstünde prep (superior to, surpassing)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎓𐎍𐎐 adv (overhead, on top of)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вище adv (in a higher place)
  • над prep (in or to a higher place)
  • поза prep (superior to, surpassing)
  • понад prep (superior to, surpassing)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اوپر adv (in a higher place)
  • ... کے اوپر prep (in or to a higher place)

Venetan

2 entries
  • sora prep (in or to a higher place)
  • sovra prep (in or to a higher place)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • trên prep (in or to a higher place)

Walloon

4 entries
  • al copete adv (in a higher place)
  • cial ådzeu adv (earlier in order in writing)
  • dissu adv (overhead, on top of)
  • divant adv (earlier in order in writing)

Welsh

3 entries
  • uwchben adv (in a higher place)
  • uwchlaw adv (in a higher place)
  • uwchben prep (in or to a higher place)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries
  • bavew adv (overhead, on top of)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • koov-ee prep (over, on top of)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • אויבן adv (overhead, on top of)
  • אויבן adv (in a higher place)
  • אויוון adv (overhead, on top of)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • lórí prep (in or to a higher place)

Sample sentences

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Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

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You must be above such mean conduct.

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Your English composition is above the average.

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The bridge is one mile above.

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