That is elevated which is raised somewhat above its surroundings; that is eminent which is far above them; as, an elevated platform; an eminent promontory.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

superior Your people know that I have a superior intellect.
lofty That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.
exalted In Buddhism, an exalted being is not so emotional.
raised The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
elevated		steady
superior		steady
lofty		steady
exalted		rising
raised		steady

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

By length

3 letters: cut¹, lit¹
4 letters: high¹, tall¹, gurt
5 letters: great¹, grand¹, noble², fried¹, erect², lofty², oiled¹
6 letters: raised¹, loaded², mellow²
7 letters: smashed¹, eminent³, sublime², exalted³, stately²
8 letters: superior⁴, majestic³, polluted³, towering³, rarefied³
9 letters: dignified³
10 letters: idealistic⁵, lubricated⁴
11 letters: magnanimous⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noble² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: élevé
Italiano: elevato