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 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 These trails form when aircraft engine emissions encounter extremely cold air found at high altitudes, causing tiny ice particles to develop. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 At lower altitudes, the SQ5 can probably beat its highway mpg rating by a point or two. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The mountains should deliver a fairly traditional show, with elevation once again playing a major role in timing and color.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Higher-elevation areas, such as the San Gabriel Mountains, will probably see heavier rain — up to three-quarters of an inch.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of elevation

Noun

The most momentous of these was reserved for Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, which saw Clemens take the hill with the Yanks down two games to none to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
While there are dozens of species, the chromic king of the hill is Scilla siberica from northern Russia.

— Paul Cappeillo, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

This week's quiz highlights Hollywood health, mountain missions — and a lot more.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Authorities have also warned of potential further collapse around the glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, which cracked and broke off, triggering the August 26 landslide and flooding.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026