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

The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Their operational training regularly includes rapid rope insertions from heights of 100 feet or more. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

The graph correctly labels the resumption of large-scale strikes on that date, followed by a continuous rise in diesel prices to the record heights experienced over the past month. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026

Japanese-style scalp brushes have hundreds of fine, flexible bristles arranged at different heights. — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

Globally, ocean temperatures also reached new heights in July, the report said, while data show that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are higher now than at any other time in the last 2 million years. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

In This Article A good sauce can take an ordinary dish to new and delicious heights. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026

PeopleSoft grew like gangbusters, went public in 1992, and reached new heights as all of enterprise technology shifted away from the mainframe and toward personal computers networked to a common server. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026