HILLOCKY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

hillocky

adjective

as in mountainous

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Adjective

The 34 Buddhist temples scattered through the mountainous western part of Japan's Saitama prefecture are revealing something few visitors ever see this year.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Landslides blocked sections of the Trans-Flores Highway, a roughly 700-kilometer (435-mile) road linking communities across the mountainous island.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountainous

Adjective

Reporting from Valladolid, Spain Large crowds — locals and tourists alike — gathered to watch the eclipse at the Cerro de Contienda, a hilly park outside Valladolid in northern Spain.

— Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Yet its a complicated and costly task that includes expanding electricity and building and maintaining roads on hilly terrain.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hilly

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The craggy scarps were distant and blue, afloat in the thin dove-grey haze of early September.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Yet the abundance of changes that has gone into crafting this successor seemingly justified a name change; from Roma, for the historic Italian capital, to Amalfi, after the famous craggy Italian coastline.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of craggy

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Both efforts targeted science and engineering talent, fields where the military has long struggled to fill critical jobs because of steep academic requirements.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
This has led to a shrinking pool of available units at a time when competition is increasingly steep, Zumper found.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of steep

Adjective

The announcement is the latest collaboration between Disney and Webtoon, which has already brought over 20 fan-favorite comics to Webtoon’s vertical-scroll format, available in a dedicated Disney section of the English-language Webtoon app.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The company plans to lean more on creators with its new Verts vertical video feed on Disney+, a new feature designed to increase engagement.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of vertical

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