Synonyms of alps

alps

noun

plural of alp

as in mountains

an elevation of land higher than a hill

an adventurer who has scaled alps, explored ocean depths, and flown into the stratosphere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mountains
• peaks
• mounts
• humps
• pinnacles
• sierras
• mountain ranges
• summits
• cordilleras
• knobs
• mountaintops
• horns
• ranges
• seamounts
• inselbergs
• aiguilles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• valleys
• basins
• bowls
• depressions
• vales
• hollows

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alps

Holed up in her brutalist home in the Swiss alps with her pet snails, she is approached by a handsome young publisher from New York (Alden Ehrenreich) with the impossible task of convincing her to write another book in her Ripley series. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

There have been a number previous instances of that, including a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French alps in 2015, killing everyone aboard. — ABC News, 7 May 2026

Odds are most Dodgers fans haven’t seen, say, his Kunsthaus Bregenz, in a small town on the northern edge of the Austrian alps. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026

This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025