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

Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Over thousands of years, Martian winds have sculpted this volcanic sand into dunes that now ripple through the floor of Kaiser Crater, a 129-mile-wide (207-kilometer-wide) impact basin in the planet's southern highlands. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Iceland Nolan’s shoot in Iceland marked the director’s third time filming in the country, having previously used its glaciers and highlands for Batman Begins and Interstellar. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

This includes the heavily populated highlands of Ethiopia, much of South Sudan and Sudan. — Peter Hailey, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

The Macallan Importantly, this is the first time that Macallan fans will be able to have this type of experience without going through global travel retail or venturing into the heart of the remote Scottish highlands. — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

West Highland Way, Scotland — Easy village-to-village walking through the western highlands. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

Beauchamp tripping back in time, lost and separated in the highlands of 18th century Scotland. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

After an unexpected journey back in time, Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) Beauchamp were left lost and separated in the sweeping highlands of 18th-century Scotland, Season 1 ended with the two reuniting at the standing stones of Craigh na Dun. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 June 2026