Synonyms of highlands

highlands

noun

plural of highland

as in hills

an area of high ground

there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of highlands

My walk took me over the peaks and ridges of the Eastern highlands, on a narrow footpath that rose and fell thousands of feet in the course of an average day. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Ivan was married, with two children, and worked as the curator of a small museum that collected artifacts from the eastern highlands, like masks and shields. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Popular expat retirement venues include the capital, Panama City; Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

But critics point out a growing gap in living standards between coastal areas and communities in the Andean highlands. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

At the time of her last detection, Cinderella is in Arkansas, having likely traveled from the Great Lakes to the Mexican highlands, and then halfway back. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

In the highlands of Scotland, as many as 500 firefighters have been dealing with a large blaze within ‌Cairngorms National Park since July 15. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 July 2026

This predicament is not limited to the Wa, but also affects other regional indigenous and tribal groups, such as Karen and Hmong communities in the highlands of Thailand. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2026

Anchored by the towering active Turrialba Volcano, this striking region packs rolling highlands, coffee fields, dairy farms, dense rainforest and Caribbean landscapes into one area. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026