Synonyms of heights

heights

noun

plural of height

1

as in pinnacles

the highest part or point

many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinnacles
• tops
• peaks
• zeniths
• culminations
• apexes
• climaxes
• crests
• summits
• crowns
• sums
• crescendos
• apogees
• capstones
• highlights
• noons
• high-water marks
• noontimes
• acmes
• heads
• meridians
• high noons
• ceilings
• tip-tops
• glories
• extremes
• roofs
• flowers
• blooms
• ne plus ultras
• blossoms
• extremities
• flood tides
• heydays
• caps
• tips
• highs
• vertices
• primes
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feet
• bottoms
• bases
• abysses
• nadirs
• rock bottoms
• minima

2

as in depths

the most extreme or advanced point

the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depths
• limits
• extremities
• ultimates
• consummations
• epitomes
• quintessences

3

as in hills

an area of high ground

Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hills
• mounds
• cliffs
• altitudes
• elevations
• mountains
• highlands
• eminences
• knolls
• prominences
• uplands
• crags
• humps
• bluffs
• foothills
• plateaus
• ridges
• rises
• peaks
• mounts
• precipices
• mesas
• domes
• buttes
• tablelands
• tables
• tors
• alps
• steeps
• sierras
• hillocks
• knobs
• hummocks
• downs
• sugarloafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowlands
• valleys
• depressions
• hollows
• plains
• vales
• basins
• flats
• dales
• glens
• bottoms
• dells
• floodplains
• bottomlands
• fens
• dingles
• tidewaters

4

as in midsts

the most intense or characteristic phase of something

at the very height of the storm, someone knocked on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midsts
• depths
• middles
• deeps
• thicks
• centers
• hearts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heights

With some estimates putting wave heights as much as 35 feet, weakened hatch covers would have been vulnerable to such waves. —Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

During that episode, lava fountains from the south vent reached 1,500 feet, while eruptions from the north vent reached heights of 1,100 feet, according to the USGS. —ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025

Patrick Smith / Getty Images Alex Ovechkin’s historic hockey career reached new heights Wednesday. —Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025

Ready for a family story that will take you on a cinematic journey from the bustling, and frankly exhausting-looking, streets of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to the majestic heights of the Himalayas? —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025

The event was a true celebration for accomplishments in the live music world and the heights to which this community intends on taking the art of live entertainment in the near and distant future. —Evan Burke, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

Areas of the South Bay, including the Manhattan Beach Pier and El Porto, were expected to see similar wave heights. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025

This week’s conversation with Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman on Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast is a reminder that America’s strength comes from enabling those who face great hardship to achieve great heights. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Peak storm surge heights could reach 7 to 11 feet above ground level, near and to the east of where the center of Melissa makes landfall. —Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025