HOLLOWS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

hollows 1 of 2

noun

plural of hollow

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy

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as in valleys

an area of lowland between hills or mountains a quaint village nestled in a hollow among green hills

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hollows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hollow

as in grooves

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Recent Examples of hollows

Noun

Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 The rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountains creates cool, wet forests, shaded hollows, caves, ponds and streams. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 The backrest and seat are generously padded with dense foam, with no noticeable hollows. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 Also, check for hollows in trunks that may mean the interior portion is rotting. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026 An easy way to do this is by applying bronzer to the temples, the hollows of your cheeks, and under the jaw, as well as a bit on the bridge of your nose. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollows

Noun

McIlroy surged into the top-10 on Saturday with a 7-under 63, powered by nine birdies, including three in his final four holes.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The golf course would be transformed from its original layout of three courses with 36 holes to a single 18-hole championship course, per the outlet.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of holes

Noun

The rupture released a torrent of ice, mud, rock, and water that built up and then burst through the region’s narrow valleys and waterways.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
The rocks and melted water suddenly swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing torrents of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of valleys

Verb

Each one is see-through, so all the contents are organized but still in view, and the lids feature grooves for secure stacking.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Definition of grooves

Noun

Lake Overstreet has about five miles of multi-use trails through live oaks (a northern Florida staple), hills and ravines surrounding a secluded 144-acre lake.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravines

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At the southern end of the Everglades, where marshes and coastal wetlands are most starved for freshwater, peat has started to collapse, ripping open the shallow sawgrass marshes to leave behind deeper pits of open water.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Then again, there’s a chance that dynamic pits Austin and Berrios against each other for one spot, and then Beckham’s true competition is narrowed to Slayton and Mooney.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pits

Verb

One of the most convincing ways Reid excavates Lestat’s inner world is through the music.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Badger excavates or exposes buried infrastructure through a highly pressurized water and vacuum system and uses about 20,000 gallons of water per day, officials have said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026