Career-high
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.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when plain emphasis on the strongest result suits the voice
Careful Best-ever is loose and may leave the comparison group unclear.
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warm
Fits when the achievement marks meaningful progress
Careful A milestone can be important without being the person's best result.
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professional
personal-best
Fits when the result exceeds the person's own earlier mark
Careful Personal-best can include hobbies and one-off attempts outside a career.
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formal
record-setting
Fits when the result establishes a recognized record
Careful A career high need not break a team, league, or public record.
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literary
peak
Fits when the performance marks a high point in a longer trajectory
Careful Peak can imply that decline followed, which career-high does not.
Opposites 4
- career-low
- slump
- worst result
- personal worst
Common phrases 4
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career-high total
Her career-high total included six assists in away matches.
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career-high score
The gymnast earned a career-high score on the final apparatus.
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career-high season
A career-high season ended with recognition from her peers.
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set a career-high
The sprinter could set a career-high mark without breaking the national record.
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