What does high-octane mean?

high-octane means "used of gasoline; having a high octane number". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in high-octane?

high-octane has 3 syllables: hig-h-oc-tane. The stress falls on "hig".

What is another word for high-octane?

Close synonyms include high-powered, high-power, high-voltage, high-energy. 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-octane a common word?

high-octane 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.

high-octane — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
used of gasoline; having a high octane number
Similarefficient
2.
vigorously energetic or forceful
“a high-octane sales manager”
“a high-octane marketing plan”
“high-powered executives”
“a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur”
Synonymshigh-powered high-power high-voltage high-energy
Similardynamic

Questions about high-octane

What does high-octane mean?: high-octane means "used of gasoline; having a high octane number". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in high-octane?: high-octane has 3 syllables: hig-h-oc-tane. The stress falls on "hig".
What is another word for high-octane?: Close synonyms include high-powered, high-power, high-voltage, high-energy. 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-octane a common word?: high-octane 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for high-octane come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
used of gasoline; having a high octane number
Similarefficient
2.
vigorously energetic or forceful
“a high-octane sales manager”
“a high-octane marketing plan”
“high-powered executives”
“a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur”
Synonymshigh-powered high-power high-voltage high-energy
Similardynamic

Questions about high-octane

What does high-octane mean?: high-octane means "used of gasoline; having a high octane number". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in high-octane?: high-octane has 3 syllables: hig-h-oc-tane. The stress falls on "hig".
What is another word for high-octane?: Close synonyms include high-powered, high-power, high-voltage, high-energy. 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-octane a common word?: high-octane 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for high-octane come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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