FOOTHILL Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

foothill

noun

Definition of foothill

as in knoll

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Recent Examples of foothill The park lies in the foothills where the Aravalli and Vindhya hill ranges meet. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 June 2026 This torturous ordeal marked Mee’s first time entering this cave, located in the foothills of a mining project near the village of Long Tieng, hours away from the nearest cities and on muddy roads that have been lashed by the rainy season. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 This dessert comes from Surry County, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 Similar ideas echo even in the foothills of the Himalayas, where the leader of the world’s Buddhists resides. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for foothill

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Noun

All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
Sitting on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, the clubhouse has 270-degree views of the lake.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of knoll

Noun

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

Definition of highland

Noun

The clamber up and over a few small hillocks is all part of the fun, as is a brave cold water dip, but the real magic can be found amongst the sand dunes.

— Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Take, for example, a bowl of artichoke purée poured around a hillock of tender Jonah crab.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of hillock

Noun

Photos also helped the DNR better understand trends in the lives of many mammals and upland birds such as wild turkeys.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.

— Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Definition of upland

Noun

The inside of the mound was tightly stacked with beech wood which smolders for weeks until it's been turned into charcoal — a craft that's been practiced in the Harz mountain region in eastern Germany for hundreds of years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Richmond, Virginia Virginia’s mountains, beaches, and rivers bat well above average in the natural beauty department, and Richmond puts you within driving distance of all of it.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

The increase in gray divorces might start to plateau when millennials – who got married under very different circumstances and social attitudes than their predecessors – start aging into retirement, said Park.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
The return is indirect and the case is harder to make, but skimping here is what causes horizon-one wins to plateau and horizon-three ambitions to collapse.

— Farooque Munshi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of plateau

Noun

Almost all the controls are embedded in the touchscreen, but there is a dedicated volume knob on the center console.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026
The boards tie in the floating wood shelves that flank the range and pair beautifully with the surrounding materials, such as the copper pot filler, brass stove knobs, and stone countertops.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

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