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Synonyms for altitude

7 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

height elevation tallness

All synonyms

Noun

1. Elevation — height

elevation, height, loftiness, highness, eminence, tallness, exaltation

Definitions

n. 1
Height.

Related words

Word family: altitudinous
Phrases: altitude sickness critical altitude

Forms

Plural: altitudes → elevations, heights, loftinesses, highnesses…

Example sentences

height Nikita Khrushchev was at the height of his powers.
elevation Woke is the elevation of sensitivity over truth.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
altitude		falling
height		falling
elevation		falling
tallness		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: height¹
8 letters: highness², eminence³, tallness
9 letters: elevation⁴, loftiness
10 letters: exaltation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (highness² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: altitude
Italiano: altitudine
Español: altitud
Català: altitud