sky-high

American  

[skahy-hahy] / ˈskaɪˈhaɪ /

adverb

1. very high.

   Costs have gone sky-high since the war.

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sky-high British  

adjective

1. at or to an unprecedented or excessive level

   prices rocketed sky-high

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adverb

1. high into the air

2. to destroy completely

Etymology

Origin of sky-high

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Truckers are struggling with sky-high diesel prices and higher aviation fuel prices have lifted airfares and even led to the closure of Spirit Airlines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

To be sure, expectations are sky-high, and volatility will increase.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Airlines struggling with sky-high fuel prices and even shortages will have little choice but to cut more flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The newly inaugurated Lyndon Johnson had sky-high support after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, political cover that arguably helped Johnson muscle civil rights legislation through Congress and escalate the Vietnam War.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

And we knew that when an idea was quietly everywhere, had been whispered far and wide, all that was needed was the right person to blow it sky-high.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Related Words

• skyward