Synonyms for height
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Elevation — A high point. The highest point or maximum degree
elevation, summit, acme, zenith, pinnacle, top, high point, apex, peak, mountain, climax, loftiness, meridian, extreme, crown, eminence, hill, ascent, culmination, apogee, apotheosis, sum
2. Stature — the distance from the base to the top of something. The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the…
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The distance from the base to the top of something. The minimum distance from a vertex of a triangle to (the extension of) the edge opposite, namely along a line perpendicular to the edge.
The area of a triangle is "a half base times height".
- n. 2
A high point. The highest point or maximum degree.
She's at the height of her career.
Related words
- Word family
- heighten heightfield
- Phrases
- ride height
- Other spellings
- heighth
Forms
- Plural
- heights → elevations, summits, acmes, zeniths…
Example sentences
- elevation Woke is the elevation of sensitivity over truth.
- apex The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
- pinnacle Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.
- zenith His fame was at its zenith at that time.
- altitude The plane climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters.
- stature Yanni was short of stature, but he was very strong.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, sum1
- 4 letters
- hill1, peak1, apex2, acme2
- 5 letters
- crown1
- 6 letters
- summit2, climax2, ascent2, zenith2, apogee3
- 7 letters
- extreme2, stature2
- 8 letters
- mountain2, altitude3, pinnacle3, meridian4, eminence3, tallness
- 9 letters
- elevation4, loftiness
- 10 letters
- apotheosis5
- 11 letters
- culmination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).