HEIGHTS Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

heights

noun

plural of height

as in pinnacles

the highest part or point many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career

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as in depths

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 hills

an area of high ground Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea

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as in midsts

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

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Recent Examples of heights The zoning change would be necessary to build a development of that scale because local zoning guidelines for the downtown area cap building heights at four stories. — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 The 5-foot-8, 195 pound running back wanted to break school records and be the local star that helped drive William Jewell to new heights. — Pj Green august 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Larger wind turbines require cranes to handle heavier components at greater heights. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon, the film stars Remi Goulet as the F1 car legend and charts his ascent to the dizzying heights of elite car racing, well before Villeneuve’s tragic death at Zolder in 1982. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 None of them matter, not to a president who has taken self-interest to new heights. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 But what truly took the event to new heights was the way the ladies from the other franchises reacted to being on Kyle’s turf. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 Even in the face of all that pressure, the shows — which debuted the tour’s four revolving setlists — were wildly successful, with tributes to Peart helping one of rock’s most cerebral bands hit new heights of emotional impact. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026

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Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Even in the depths of the recent crypto winter, stablecoins stood out as a beacon of optimism.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of depths

Noun

The province of Jijel, 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Algiers, renowned for its fine sandy beaches, turquoise waters and hills of olive trees and fruit trees and cedars, has suffered the greatest damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
In spite of the growing number of houses springing up all around the BLM land north of Eagle, residents in the area continue to hear gunfire coming from the hills on a daily basis.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hills

Noun

The orange and red blobs in the satellite view above show storms with the coldest and tallest cloud tops that are likely raining.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cover loosely with cloths and let rise again; when dough has risen, place pans in preheated 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until tops of loaves are light brown.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tops

Noun

This award recognized the engineering that helped concrete arch construction move past limits that had held back similar projects for decades.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Depleted underground aquifers and limits on the state’s draw of water from Lake Michigan could constrain data center growth.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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