'above' definitions:
Definition of 'above'
From: WordNet
adverb
adverb
In or to a place that is higher [syn: above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place] [ant: at a lower place, below, beneath, to a lower place]
adjective
Appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above interpretation"
noun
An earlier section of a written text; "for instructions refer to the above"
Synonyms of 'above'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cut above,
- above all,
- above and beyond,
- abovestairs,
- additionally,
- again,
- ahead,
- airward,
- all included,
- aloft,
- aloof,
- also,
- altogether,
- among other things,
- and all,
- and also,
- and so,
- ante,
- as well,
- ascendant,
- at bottom,
- atop,
- au reste,
- before,
- before everything,
- beside,
- besides,
- better,
- beyond,
- capping,
- chiefly,
- chosen,
- distinguished,
- eclipsing,
- else,
- eminent,
- en plus,
- essentially,
- exceeding,
- excellent,
- excelling,
- extra,
- farther,
- finer,
- first of all,
- for lagniappe,
- further,
- furthermore,
- greater,
- hereinabove,
- hereinbefore,
- high,
- high up,
- higher,
- highest,
- in addition,
- in ascendancy,
- in excess of,
- in the air,
- in the ascendant,
- in the clouds,
- inter alia,
- into the bargain,
- item,
- likewise,
- mainly,
- major,
- marked,
- more,
- moreover,
- of choice,
- on,
- on high,
- on stilts,
- on the peak,
- on the side,
- on tiptoe,
- on top of,
- one up on,
- outstanding,
- over,
- over and above,
- overhead,
- past,
- plus,
- primarily,
- rare,
- rivaling,
- similarly,
- skyward,
- straight up,
- super,
- superior,
- supra,
- surpassing,
- then,
- therewith,
- tiptoe,
- to boot,
- to the zenith,
- too,
- too deep for,
- topping,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- transcending,
- up,
- upmost,
- upon,
- upper,
- uppermost,
- upstairs,
- upward,
- upwards,
- yet