HEIGHT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HEIGHT?

Need another word that means the same as “height”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “height” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Height” are: altitude, tallness, stature, acme, elevation, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, highness, loftiness, distance upwards, extent upwards, vertical measurement, distance above the ground, high places, steep inclines, high ground, steep ground, high point, highest point, crowning moment, apotheosis, zenith, apogee, climax, culmination, consummation, high water mark, epitome, quintessence, limit, ultimate, utmost

Height as a Noun

Definitions of "Height" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “height” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface.
• An extreme example of something.
• The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top.
• The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
• Elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level.
• The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.
• (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot.
• The point or period at which something is at its best or strongest.
• A high place or position.
• The quality of being tall or high.
• The distance from head to foot.

Synonyms of "Height" as a noun (37 Words)

acme	The highest point (of something. His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.
altitude	The length of the perpendicular line from a vertex to the opposite side of a figure. The mechanism can freeze at altitude.
apogee	A final climactic stage. A film which was the apogee of German expressionist cinema.
apotheosis	Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal. Death spared Pompey the task of having to account for the apotheosis of Caesar.
consummation	The utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. The eager consummation that follows a long and passionate seduction.
crowning moment	The award given to the champion.
culmination	The decisive moment in a novel or play. The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.
distance above the ground	A distant region.
distance upwards	Indifference by personal withdrawal.
elevation	A high place or position. A burglar alarm was displayed on the front elevation.
epitome	A thing representing something else in miniature. She looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.
extent upwards	The distance or area or volume over which something extends.
high ground	A lofty level or position or degree.
high places	A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.
high point	A state of sustained elation.
high water mark	A high place.
highest point	A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.
highness	(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person. The highness of her cheekbones.
limit	A speed limit. The city limits.
loftiness	Impressiveness in scale or proportion.
meridian	A town in eastern Mississippi. The European Broadcasting Area extends from the Atlantic to the meridian 40 E.
peak	The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. Whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks.
pinnacle	(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower. Catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
quintessence	The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies. We were all brought up to believe that advertising is the quintessence of marketing.
stature	High level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement. A man of short stature.
steep ground	A steep place (as on a hill.
steep inclines	A steep place (as on a hill.
summit	The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill. The region is a few molecules wide at the summit.
superlative	A superlative adjective or adverb. So many highest superlatives achieved by man.
tallness	The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top.
tiptop	The extreme top or summit.
top	The top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill. He screamed at the top of his lungs.
ultimate	The finest or most superior quality of its kind. The ultimate in luxury.
utmost	The greatest possible degree. He tried his utmost.
vertical measurement	Something that is oriented vertically.
zenith	The point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected. In 1977 punk was at its zenith.

Usage Examples of "Height" as a noun

• Her height marked her out from other women.
• It would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding.
• The height of the tourist season.
• Columns rising to 65 feet in height.
• At the height of her career.
• He's terrified of heights.
• He was of medium height.
• The glider is gaining height.
• They took consumerism to new heights.

Associations of "Height" (30 Words)

abyss	A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively. The abyss between the two nations.
altitude	The perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel. The mechanism can freeze at altitude.
ascend	(of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river. Some executives ascend to top level positions.
boulder	A town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town.
breadth	The capacity to understand a broad range of topics. She has the advantage of breadth of experience.
brim	Be full of a particular quality, feeling, etc. Large tears brimmed in her eyes.
chasm	A deep opening in the earth’s surface. A chasm a mile long.
clamber	An awkward climb. Reaching the crest was a real clamber.
climb	An ascent especially of a mountain or hill by climbing. It was a difficult climb to the top.
deep	Relatively deep or strong affecting one deeply. The lake was deep and cold.
depth	The extent downward or backward or inward. He had sunk to the depths of addiction.
giddy	Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy. Her giddy rise to power.
high	High school. Commodity prices were at a rare high.
ladder	With reference to tights or stockings develop or cause to develop a ladder. The first time I put them on one of the stockings laddered.
lade	(of a ship) take on cargo. Vessels lade there.
ledge	A window ledge. He heaved himself up over a ledge.
outgrowth	The process of growing out. The book is an imaginative outgrowth of practical criticism.
profundity	The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas. The profundity of the mine was almost a mile.
ridge	Of a surface form into or rise up as a ridge. Ridge the soil.
rung	One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. We must ensure that the low skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung.
scaffold	Provide with a scaffold for support. Scaffold the building before painting it.
scarp	Provide a ditch in a fortification with a steep scarp and counterscarp. The north face is a very steep scarp.
shin	Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. He shinned up a tree.
stature	High level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement. She was small in stature.
steeply	In a steep manner. The walls of the gorge rise steeply on both sides.
stepladder	A folding portable ladder hinged at the top.
tall	A garment size for a tall person. Tall buildings.
top	The top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill. A white dress topped by a dark cardigan.
upper	The part of a boot or shoe above the sole. Leather uppers.