Synonyms of humps

humps 1 of 2

noun

plural of hump

1

as in mountains

an elevation of land higher than a hill

a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mountains
• peaks
• mounts
• pinnacles
• alps
• mountain ranges
• horns
• knobs
• sierras
• seamounts
• summits
• mountaintops
• cordilleras
• ranges
• inselbergs
• aiguilles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• valleys
• basins
• depressions
• bowls
• hollows
• vales

2

as in hills

an area of high ground

the grassy hump at the center of the park is a popular sledding spot during the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

humps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hump

1

as in struggles

to devote serious and sustained effort

the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggles
• labors
• strives
• works
• tugs
• plows
• slaves
• endeavors
• tries
• sweats
• hustles
• plugs
• toils
• grubs
• plods
• digs (away)
• pegs (away)
• slogs
• strains
• fags
• bangs away
• travails
• drudges
• beavers (away)
• sweats blood
• moils
• scratches
• attacks
• buckles (down)
• hammers (away)
• drives
• applies (oneself)
• exercises
• knuckles down
• pitches in
• grinds (out)
• digs in
• essays
• overworks
• exerts
• ekes out
• wades
• overexerts
• trudges
• scrabbles
• puts out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• slackens
• eases (up)
• bums
• slacks (off)
• lets up
• loafs
• lazes
• lounges
• chills
• hangs (around or out)
• idles
• rests
• goofs (off)
• dallies
• goldbricks
• shirks
• lolls
• dillydallies
• hacks (around)
• relaxes
• reposes
• plays
• basks
• unwinds
• hangs
• footles
• fools around
• doodles
• fribbles
• trifles
• dabbles
• goofs (around)
• messes around
• vegges out
• hangs about
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• putters (around)

2

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• races
• zips
• drives
• rushes
• scurries
• jumps
• trots
• flies
• hurries
• travels
• chases
• scoots
• buzzes
• rams
• blows
• darts
• runs
• bowls
• steps
• tears
• rips
• dashes
• scuttles
• blasts
• barrels
• zooms
• jogs
• whirls
• motors
• hustles
• belts
• nips
• jets
• hurtles
• shoots
• hares
• blazes
• cracks (on)
• bolts
• rockets
• courses
• pelts
• breezes
• bustles
• rustles
• careers
• beats it
• bundles
• hastens
• steps on it
• whisks
• bombs
• hurls
• cannonballs
• careens
• gallops
• makes tracks
• highballs
• hies
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• streaks
• hotfoots (it)
• sprints
• scampers
• beetles
• scuds
• flits
• whizzes
• stampedes
• accelerates
• scuffles
• arrows
• overtakes
• outruns
• steps out
• quickens
• outstrips
• outpaces
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• pokes
• creeps
• lags
• drags
• pokes
• hangs (around or out)
• lingers
• loiters
• strolls
• dawdles
• ambles
• shuffles
• saunters
• dallies
• tarries
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• lumbers
• decelerates
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of humps

Noun

On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026

Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

The Woodland doesn’t have any skid plates or other off-road gear, but precise control of the motors’ generous torque output provided excellent traction on the steep trail and over hollows and humps Toyota created to demonstrate the SUV’s capability. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

Continuing efforts to slow vehicles on busy La Jolla roads, the local Traffic & Transportation Board discussed the possibility of reprogramming traffic lights and installing temporary speed humps. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

Long almond tips become the bottom of the heart; trace that line and add two humps for a romantic design. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026

Residents of the Burnham Park neighborhood, a hotspot for traffic crashes and reckless driving, have led efforts to add speed humps and stop signs to the area. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026

The Broncos had more humps than a pack of camels when Payton took over in 2023. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026