from above

Synonyms

atop superiorly

Examples

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below. Alexander II of Russia

Perestroika is nothing but a spectacle organized from above. Aleksandr Zinovyev

Hello from above our magnificent planet Earth. Laurel Clark

The atmosphere of the home is prolonged in school, where students soon discover that (as in the home) in order to achieve some satisfaction they must adapt to the precepts which have been set from above. One of these precepts is not to think. Paulo Freire

He who has not been given brains from above will not buy them at the apothecary. Czech Proverb

Pouring water from above the roof of a tall building. Chinese Proverb

Words in the phrase

from above

Close letter words and terms

from a wider perspective from a young age from aardvark to zymurgy from abroad from abu dhabi from afar