high ground vs status

high ground and status both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
high ground	Yes	No	No	No
status	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, status is a hypernym of high ground; that is, status is a word with a broader meaning than high ground:

high ground: a position of superiority over opponents or competitors
status: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Other hypernyms of high ground include position.

high ground (noun)	status (noun)
a position of superiority over opponents or competitors	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a state at a particular time