ALTITUDES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

altitudes

noun

plural of altitude

as in elevation

an area of high ground the air is thinner at higher altitudes

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Recent Examples of altitudes By using a supersonic variant of Quarterhorse as a reusable mothership, Hermeus plans to carry Ramjet-X to high altitudes and accelerate it to ignition speeds. — New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2026 Monarchs travel up to 3,000 miles to their wintering destinations in central Mexico, where Oyamel fir forests (or, Abies religiosa) grow at high altitudes (around 7,800-11,800 feet). — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Over the next 30 months, the 10,000+ flights that pass through it during trial hours will be required to adjust their altitudes to avoid generating contrails. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026 If all goes well, the conjoined spacecraft known as BepiColombo will enter orbit around Mercury in November and split from each other in December to map and study the entire planet from different altitudes. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 As the crisp autumn air starts to settle in at higher altitudes around the United States, the dazzling display of fall foliage isn’t far behind. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 That experiment could help connect aircraft operating at different altitudes through a single communications layer. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 The only trees to have taken root were those able to survive in high altitudes and cold climates, and so, in among the red, yellow, brown and orange leaves, there were a good proportion of deep-green conifer needles. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026 Russian ground teams may be intentionally keeping some of the Rassvet satellites at lower altitudes to allow their orbital planes to drift over a period of many months before eventually lining up with final pathways. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for altitudes

Noun

At the highest elevations, leaf colors typically start to change in late September and peak in early October.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
The light glow there is nearly inescapable even at elevation.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of elevation

Noun

Iconic views of both sea and Grand Prix road below the cantilevered hills ensure that guests slide into the prestigious fantasy of the place with nary a hitch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The film, which Variety unveiled last year, follows Sethu and Nikita, who, in the wake of their young daughter’s death, retreat to an isolated house in the hills of Idukki in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Instead, the shoes with Protro editions that are still wildly popular among players today have informed best practices that carry over, including collar height and offset from heel to toe.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

There’s a real buzz in the air, both from the eager Londoners queuing patiently for their order, and from the heady fumes of roasting beans—piled up like mountains of glossy jewels behind the counter.

— Sarah Allard, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction Executive Director Keri Marrs Barron stood at the closed 27-acre Portage compost site to show the massive mountains of debris.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026