Depression
Depression noun - A sunken or depressed geological formation.
Elevation is an antonym for depression.
Elevation
Elevation noun - An area of high ground.
Usage example: Little Round Top is one of the most visited elevations in the entire Gettysburg National Military Park
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Soft stats such as weak spots, weight, and gun depression/elevation are also fudged: the T-28 for example, weighs nearly ten tons less than production models, and is closer to the prototypes (which were not as heavily equipped and were made out of much weaker steel).
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks - Its gun elevation and depression was also lousy.
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Elevation and Depression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/elevation
Depression & Elevation. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/elevation>.
Elevation or Depression. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/elevation.
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