altitude

altitude

noun

Definition of ALTITUDE

1

the distance of something or someone from bottom to top <the altitude of the highest mountain in the U.S. is only about two thirds that of the highest mountain in the world>

Synonyms altitude, elevation, inches, stature

Related Words rise; highness, loftiness, tallness

2

the most extreme or advanced point <a man whose arrogance continues to reach new altitudes>

Synonyms depth, extremity, limit

Related Words consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate

usually altitudes plan area of high ground <the air is thinner at higher altitudes>

Synonyms altitude(s), elevation, eminence, highland, hill, hump, mound, prominence, rise, upland

Related Words alp, mount, mountain, peak; butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland; bluff, cliff, crag, precipice, steep, tor; ridge, sierra; dome, sugarloaf; foothill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll; downs

Near Antonyms dale, dell, depression, dingle, glen, hollow, vale, valley; basin, bottom, bottomland, fen, flat, floodplain, plain, tidewater

Antonyms lowland