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Synonyms and Antonyms of elevation

1 a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
  • the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor marked the first elevation of a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court
Synonyms of elevation

advancement, ascent, creation, preference, preferment, promotion, rise, upgrade, upgrading
Words Related to elevation

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification
Near Antonyms of elevation

deposition, dethronement, discharge, dismissal, expulsion, impeachment, ouster, overthrow, removal, suspension, unmaking, unseating

downfall, fall
Antonyms of elevation

abasement, comedown, degradation, demotion, disrating, downgrade, reduction
2 an area of high ground
  • Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park
Synonyms of elevation

altitude(s), eminence, height, highland, hill, hump, mound, prominence, rise, upland
Words Related to elevation

alp, mount, mountain, peak

butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland

bluff, cliff, crag, precipice, steep, tor

ridge, sierra

dome, sugarloaf

foothill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll

downs
Near Antonyms of elevation

dale, dell, depression, dingle, glen, hollow, vale, valley

basin, bottom, bottomland, fen, flat, floodplain, plain, tidewater
Antonyms of elevation

lowland
3 the distance of something or someone from bottom to top
  • the elevation of Angel Falls is 979 meters, making it the world's highest waterfall
Synonyms of elevation

altitude, height, inches, stature
Words Related to elevation

rise

highness, loftiness, tallness

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