Synonyms for elevation

noun

height, altitude, eminence, rise; see height 1, hill, mountain 1. See syn. study at height.

See elevation in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms

elevation altitude height

These nouns denote the distance of something above a point of reference such as the horizon: a city at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level; flying at an altitude of 1 mile; grew to a height of 6 feet.

See elevation in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

noun

The distance of something from a given level:
altitude, height. See high
The act of raising to a high position or status or the condition of being so raised:
aggrandizement, apotheosis, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification. See rise
A progression upward in rank:
advancement, jump, promotion, rise, upgrade. See rise

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