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elevation

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Synonyms and Antonyms of elevation

1 a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position

The appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Synonyms of elevation

advancement, ascent, creation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading

Words Related to elevation

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

Near Antonyms of elevation

deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating

Antonyms of elevation

abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, downgrade, reduction

2 an area of high ground

Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park.

Synonyms of elevation

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

Words Related to elevation

alp, mount, mountain, peak

butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland

bluff, cliff, crag, precipice, steep, tor

dome, sugarloaf

foothill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll

Near Antonyms of elevation

dale, dell, depression, dingle, glen, hollow, vale, valley

basin, bottom, bottomland, fen, flat, floodplain, plain, tidewater

Antonyms of elevation

3 the distance of something or someone from bottom to top

The elevation of Angel Falls is 979 meters, making it the world's highest waterfall.

Synonyms of elevation

altitude, height, inches, stature

Words Related to elevation

highness, loftiness, tallness

4 the most extreme or advanced point

Some people contend that Western civilization reached its elevation in Greece around 400 B.C.

Synonyms of elevation

depth, extremity, height, limit

Words Related to elevation

consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate

Synonym Discussion of elevation

height, altitude, elevation mean vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it. height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low.

- a wall two meters in height

altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land.

- fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters
- Denver is a city with a high elevation

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