Synonyms of heights

heights

noun

plural of height

1

as in pinnacles

the highest part or point

many regard the painting of the Sistine Chapel as the height of Michelangelo's career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinnacles
• tops
• peaks
• zeniths
• culminations
• apexes
• climaxes
• crests
• summits
• crowns
• sums
• crescendos
• apogees
• capstones
• highlights
• noons
• high-water marks
• noontimes
• acmes
• heads
• meridians
• high noons
• ceilings
• tip-tops
• glories
• extremes
• roofs
• flowers
• blooms
• ne plus ultras
• blossoms
• extremities
• flood tides
• heydays
• caps
• tips
• highs
• vertices
• primes
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feet
• bottoms
• bases
• abysses
• nadirs
• rock bottoms
• minima

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depths
• limits
• extremities
• ultimates
• consummations
• epitomes
• quintessences

3

as in hills

an area of high ground

Gulliver, standing on a height near the shore, saw an island suspended above the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hills
• mounds
• cliffs
• altitudes
• elevations
• mountains
• highlands
• eminences
• knolls
• prominences
• uplands
• crags
• humps
• bluffs
• foothills
• plateaus
• ridges
• rises
• peaks
• mounts
• precipices
• mesas
• domes
• buttes
• tablelands
• tables
• tors
• alps
• steeps
• sierras
• hillocks
• knobs
• hummocks
• downs
• sugarloafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowlands
• valleys
• depressions
• hollows
• plains
• vales
• basins
• flats
• dales
• glens
• bottoms
• dells
• floodplains
• bottomlands
• fens
• dingles
• tidewaters

4

as in midsts

the most intense or characteristic phase of something

at the very height of the storm, someone knocked on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• midsts
• depths
• middles
• deeps
• thicks
• centers
• hearts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heights

Philbrick, a seasoned and popular chronicler of the American past, is equally concerned with those who got trampled by the rush as with those who rode it to astonishing heights of wealth and influence. — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

For about 40 years, business leaders have seen every significant wave of business software serve as a ladder, allowing small businesses to reach new heights. — Bonnie Le Page, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Apple's top-tier desktop, equipped with ample memory and high-capacity storage, was never going to be cheap, but the M5 Ultra model pushes prices to new heights. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Both restaurants are owned and run by Black chefs with serious fine-dining resumes and ambitious plans to take their deeply personal cooking to new heights. — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Reyes amped up the flower to heights possibly never before seen. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

On a hot Saturday, Pawlikowski and I revisited those heights—the slopes from which, for almost four years, starting in the spring of 1992, Serbian artillery pounded Sarajevo, which lies vulnerably cupped in the valley below. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

But unlike the post-pandemic party shoe craze, many brands also kept versatility and comfort at the forefront, showing a range of heel heights and flats. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Washington has a rare chance to elevate a critical alliance to new heights. — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026