Synonyms for elevation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Height
height, ascent, hill, peak, summit, rise, eminence, loftiness, meridian, majesty, pinnacle, exaltation, top, grandeur, acme, highness, greatness, dignity, nobility, nobleness, tip-top, superlative
3. Aggrandizement
aggrandizement, aggrandisement UK, advancement, advance, promotion
Other
augmentation, refinement, pre-ferment, altitude dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
elevation of mind, thoughts, or character
- n. 2
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
- n. 3
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.
Forms
- Plural
- elevations → heights, ascents, hills, peaks…
Example sentences
- hill A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
- height Nikita Khrushchev was at the height of his powers.
- peak How far did the Roman Empire stretch at its peak?
- ascent The rocket landed safely after its ascent.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1
- 4 letters
- hill1, rise1, peak1, lift1, acme2
- 6 letters
- height1, summit2, ascent2
- 7 letters
- advance2, raising2, majesty3, dignity3, rearing2
- 8 letters
- altitude3, pinnacle3, nobility4, meridian4, highness2, eminence3, grandeur2
- 9 letters
- promotion3, greatness2, nobleness, loftiness
- 10 letters
- refinement3, exaltation
- 11 letters
- advancement3, superlative4
- 12 letters
- augmentation4
- 14 letters
- aggrandizement4, aggrandisement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acme2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- élévation
- Italiano
- elevazione
- Español
- elevación
- Català
- elevació