height

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as in depth
the most extreme or advanced point the student's defiant use of a cell phone during class was regarded by the professor as the height of insolence

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as in elevation
the distance of something or someone from bottom to top the average height of the players on the volleyball team is well over six feet

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as in midst
the most intense or characteristic phase of something at the very height of the storm, someone knocked on the door

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How does the noun height contrast with its synonyms?

The words altitude and elevation are common synonyms of height. While all three words mean "vertical distance either between the top and bottom of something or between a base and something above it," height refers to something measured vertically whether high or low.

a wall two meters in height

How do altitude and elevation relate to one another, in the sense of height?

Both altitude and elevation apply to height as measured by angular measurement or atmospheric pressure; altitude is preferable when referring to vertical distance above the surface of the earth or above sea level; elevation is used especially in reference to vertical height on land.

fly at an altitude of 10,000 meters
Denver is a city with a high elevation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of height The 17-year-old had heard about the skyline tours from friends but his mother is afraid of heights. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 With the tech contest between the two countries reaching new heights under the Trump administration, Newsweek spoke to industry leaders to establish how close the U.S. was to takeoff. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 Don Draper is his own brand of sad dad: the ’60s family patriarch whose existential crisis sends him bouncing between absurd heights of self-confidence and heartbreaking lows of absolute fraudulence. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025 At its height, the farm covered 500 acres in the town of Lumberland, about two-and-a-half hours northwest of New York City, in a hamlet on the banks of the Delaware River. Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for height
Recent Examples of Synonyms for height
Noun
  • Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Institute said while dying adults have previously been filmed by fishermen, the colossal squid have never been seen alive at depth.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Bills and White agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year deal to bolster the depth of the cornerback room, a league source said.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • A number of Pacific Northwest ski resorts, especially at higher elevations, could see 1-2 feet of new snow.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Once the train dropped them off, rescuers still had to hike almost a mile across the ridgeline in high winds and icy conditions above 5,000 feet of elevation, officials said.
    Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • The spa has a similar indoor-outdoor feel: the yoga studio looks out onto greenery while hot and cold plunge pools come with a wide view of the hills.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Nearly 12 years ago, Randy Travis flatlined three times in the midst of a stroke.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The entire Rio Rancho junior varsity baseball team was suspended in the midst of the probe.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The standard residential plan has no firm data cap and no allotted data limit for full-speed service.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
  • There’s a 14-day maximum limit on stays, and a park entrance fee is required to enter Everglades National Park to access Flamingo Lodge and the restaurant.
    Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • It is reported that the rocket system ascended to an altitude of roughly 66 miles.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • At an altitude of about 45 miles, the crew capsule is then released to continue soaring out of the lower atmosphere on its own, while the reusable booster heads back down to Earth to land on a nearby pad.
    Jennifer Earl, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Height.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/height. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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