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 It’s also tested across millions of miles in testing environments, ranging from the 50‑degree heat of the desert and sub‑40‑degree cold of the Arctic, to altitudes of 10,000 ft in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. — New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026 The fourth is a biothermoshock Gesha ($12) grown in high altitudes, moving from extreme hot and cold temperatures over a short period of time. — Kansas City Star, 21 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for altitudes

Noun

Portions of the Big Island could see locally more than a foot of rain, in some spots up to 16 inches in the higher elevations, and this could cause catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
For peak fall color, plan to visit around the first week of October, when the higher elevations typically begin to turn.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of elevation

Noun

One such home is in the tranquil Ojo de Agua neighborhood, in the hills that rise above the central part of the city.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
While the rest of the table is encouraging growth and forgiveness, Meredith is refusing to budge, completely stonewalling this apology and completely willing to die on this hill.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Rooms Faraway Sag Harbor has 67 guest rooms and suites, including a handful of lofts with double-height ceilings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
That’s a delicate way of saying that the neighborhood, for all its density and height, is still a little underpopulated.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026