Synonyms of hills

hills 1 of 2

noun

plural of hill

1

as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

the ants made little hills of dirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piles
• stacks
• mountains
• mounds
• heaps
• cocks
• banks
• embankments
• layers
• hoards
• beds
• drifts
• pyramids
• collections
• arrays
• accumulations
• bars
• assemblages
• groupings
• jumbles
• barrows
• aggregates
• ricks
• cairns
• gatherings
• mows
• pyres
• knots
• conglomerations
• pileups
• huddles

2

as in mounds

an area of high ground

a town nestled in a valley surrounded by green hills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mounds
• mountains
• cliffs
• highlands
• uplands
• elevations
• knolls
• altitudes
• crags
• eminences
• bluffs
• prominences
• foothills
• humps
• heights
• ridges
• plateaus
• peaks
• rises
• mesas
• tablelands
• mounts
• buttes
• precipices
• alps
• domes
• hillocks
• steeps
• tors
• sierras
• tables
• hummocks
• downs
• knobs
• sugarloafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowlands
• valleys
• hollows
• depressions
• plains
• dales
• vales
• glens
• flats
• basins
• dells
• bottoms
• floodplains
• fens
• bottomlands
• dingles
• tidewaters

3

as in inclines

an upward slope

I got stuck behind a truck going up a hill in a no-passing zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inclines
• ascents
• climbs
• gradients
• inclinations
• uphills
• ridges
• acclivities
• upgrades
• rises
• uprises
• diagonals
• glacis
• pitches
• rakes
• tilts
• cants
• humps
• mounds
• leans
• swells
• grades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• dips
• hangs
• declines
• descents
• hangings
• basins
• declivities
• downgrades
• hollows
• downhills
• depressions
• declensions
• drop-offs

hills

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hill

as in banks

to form into a pile or ridge of earth

hilled peat moss around the rosebushes to protect them from the freeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mounds
• piles
• banks
• clumps
• stacks
• lumps
• pyramids
• heaps
• masses
• groups
• gathers
• bunches
• accumulates
• wads
• collects
• assembles
• conglomerates
• bundles
• embanks
• amasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hills

Noun

Newly renovated and reopened, Octant Vila Monte is a boutique 55-room retreat set among the hills of the Algarve, Portugal’s southernmost stretch of countryside and Mediterranean beaches. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Some larger units offer panoramic terraces with views of Florence and the surrounding hills. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Gang violence has spread into southeastern Haiti, while there were mass killings in the hills above Port-au-Prince earlier his month. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Nothing but verdant grey hills, sheep, and waist-high walls of ancient stones that vanished into the vastness of the landscape. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

The popular experience, a vintage convertible tour through the Emilian hills, offers a glimpse of the lifestyle– la dolce vita. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

At a park in the hills of central Pennsylvania, children in jerseys shout in a mix of English and Nepali, chasing a ball across the grass while their parents watch from the sidelines. — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026

Nestled in the hills of Western North Carolina, just a short drive from Brevard and Cashiers, Lake Toxaway is the perfect tranquil getaway. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Promotion teams competed on the beach to sell tickets to the superclubs—Amnesia, Pacha, Privilege, Space—but also to pop-up raves in coves and hills. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026