Career-high
adj.capable, joyfulprofessional
What it means
Representing the best result achieved in a person's career so far.
Reach for it when comparing a measurable performance with that person's previous record
The keeper posted a career-high total of eleven clean sheets.
Choose between these
5- everyday
plain emphasis on the strongest result suits the voice
not when Best-ever is loose and may leave the comparison group unclear.
- warm
the achievement marks meaningful progress
not when A milestone can be important without being the person's best result.
- professional
personal-best
the result exceeds the person's own earlier mark
not when Personal-best can include hobbies and one-off attempts outside a career.
- formal
record-setting
the result establishes a recognized record
not when A career high need not break a team, league, or public record.
- literary
peak
the performance marks a high point in a longer trajectory
not when Peak can imply that decline followed, which career-high does not.
Said against
4- career-low
- slump
- worst result
- personal worst
It naturally appears in
4- career-high total
Her career-high total included six assists in away matches.
- career-high score
The gymnast earned a career-high score on the final apparatus.
- career-high season
A career-high season ended with recognition from her peers.
- set a career-high
The sprinter could set a career-high mark without breaking the national record.
Where this comes from
Collins treats career high as an established collocation rather than a standalone adjective entry.
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