elevation
[noun]
Synonyms:
- promotion, advancement, aggrandizement, exaltation, preferment, upgrading
- altitude, height

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Antonyms: degradation
Contrasted words: depression, descent, flatness, levelness, downgrading, depreciation, detraction, disparagement
Related Words: acclivity, ascent, rise, advance, boost, raise, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, lionization, apotheosis, deification, immortalization, magnification

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

el‧e‧va‧tion /ˌeləˈveɪʃən, ˌelɪˈveɪʃən/ noun

1. [singular] a height above the level of the sea
elevation of
The road climbs steadily to an elevation of 1,400 feet.

2. [uncountable] formal an act of moving someone to a more important rank or position
elevation to
her sudden elevation to international stardom

3. [uncountable and countable] formal an increase in the amount or level of something:
a sudden elevation of blood pressure

4. [countable] technical an upright side of a building, as shown in a drawing done by an architect (=person who plans buildings):
the front elevation of a house

5. [countable] technical the angle made with the horizon by pointing a gun:
The cannon was fired at an elevation of 60 degrees.

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