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

If Shift is seen as a static object, then its physical center lies between the two hills. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Big schools in the flatlands—that is, not the wealthy hills—were overcrowded and failing. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Rolling hills, a big, beautiful lake, an outdoorsman's paradise. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The worst came during the early hours of July 28, when heavy rains fell on already soggy ground, running down steep hills into narrow river valleys — a perfect recipe for fast, devastating flooding. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Once it’s all done, the gypstacks will look like large, grassy hills with bowl-like tops. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

In addition to being a beloved brand, Flamingo Estate is also a real place, perched in the sunny hills of Los Angeles amid dreamy orchards and gardens. — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2026

Spread across 400 acres in the hills of Santa Rosa, Safari West is home to more than 900 animals, including giraffes, zebras, rhinos, flamingos, cape buffalo and impalas. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Spanning parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon, the area is best known for its rolling green hills, shaped over thousands of years by windblown sediment called loess. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026