HILLOCKY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

hillocky

adjective

as in mountainous

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Adjective

The men’s Tour was disrupted by wildfires last month, resulting in the route of both the third stage and the final stage being amended and cut short and fans being asked to stay away from the mountainous finish on stage 3.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
This is what happened in the Big Thompson back in 1976, when slow-moving thunderstorms dumped copious amounts of rain over mountainous terrain.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of mountainous

Adjective

The design elements are crafted by local artists, while the light and airy furnishings complement the hilly construction.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

Definition of hilly

Adjective

Sprawling acres of largely barren farmland, still owned by the sugarcane plantations that dominated the islands’ economy for a century, line the side of the highway here, gently sloping toward the craggy green cliffs of the Waimea Canyon.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Privacy and craggy mountain views, plus the health benefits of forest bathing, summer farmers’ markets and ski runs that melt to reveal hiking trails.

— Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of craggy

Adjective

But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The gauge still capped a 22% loss for the month, the steepest since the global financial crisis.

— Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of steep

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The homeowner was concerned about cracks that had appeared in some 10-foot tall 6×6 vertical wood deck posts.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
This is accompanied by vertical matrix taillights with 708 red LED particles and headlights with 228 LED beads per group.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of vertical

Adjective

The team’s solution, called 3D de-homogenization, uses a lattice based on three perpendicular bars.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
These reflect their echolocation calls away at an angle, rather than returning them, which can then cause bats to mistake this perpendicular echo pattern for open water or completely empty space.

— Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of perpendicular

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