high-energy

1. 1.

   of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts
2. 2.

   providing a relatively large amount of energy upon undergoing a chemical reaction

   Similarenergetic
3. 3.

   vigorously energetic or forceful

   “a high-octane sales manager”

   “a high-octane marketing plan”

   “high-powered executives”

   “a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur”

   Synonymshigh-octanehigh-poweredhigh-powerhigh-voltage

   Similardynamic

Questions about high-energy

What does high-energy mean?

high-energy means "of or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron volts". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in high-energy?

high-energy has 4 syllables: hig-h-e-ner-gy. The stress falls on "h-e".

What is another word for high-energy?

Close synonyms include high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high-voltage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is high-energy a common word?

high-energy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.