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

The orientation was the opposite in the old days, when all attention was directed to the highlands. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The houndstooth pattern, crafted with wool and cotton-blend, was wholly reminiscent of the Scottish highlands where the print originated, ideal for a day outdoors walking the grounds in early autumn. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The Klamath mountains, the northern Coast Range, the Shasta highlands, have little light pollution. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

The show is filmed on a sprawling, 19th-century estate and inside a castle in the Scottish highlands. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Beyond the conventional routes lie some of the world’s most striking volcanic highlands, black-sand beaches, and untamed wilderness—landscapes that reward those willing to venture farther afield. — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

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

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