HILLOCK Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

hillock

noun

Definition of hillock

as in knoll

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Recent Examples of hillock 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 Terrazzo slabs of terrine with good brown bread and a hillock of cornichons. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025 With the Sayre’s prime setting on a hillock, guests have a clear view of the intact former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces a few miles away. — John Oseid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hillock

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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

But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of foothill

Noun

Its front door was six inches too short for its frame and outfitted with a bathroom push knob instead of a lever handle, almost as if the original slab had been blown from its casing by an internal explosion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Some may be automatic, while others require the user to slip a cap over the end or rotate a knob.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of knob

Noun

Then there’s perdiz, which are upland birds that thrive in grassy habitats around agricultural fields and flush quickly enough to get any bird hunter’s heart thumping.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of upland

Noun

Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of eminence

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As colonial administrators and missionaries had penetrated the highlands, the practice of cannibalism had ended and kuru had begun to recede.

— 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

Definition of highland

Noun

The combination of volcanic activity and sudden weather changes can make conditions on the mountain particularly hazardous.

— Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
For generations, children have had to literally climb a mountain roughly every 10 days – for three hours – to get to and from boarding school.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountain

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