KNOLL Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

knoll

noun

Definition of knoll

as in mountain

a small hill a grassy knoll

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Recent Examples of knoll About a mile north of Hereford High School on York Road is a grassy knoll rolling down to the Gunpowder River. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026 Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Perched on a grassy knoll on the edge of downtown, The Inn sits comfortably away from bustling Main Street while maintaining easy walking distance to all of Berlin’s shops, restaurants, and galleries. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition. — Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for knoll

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Noun

Journey through the wild Multiple locations were used as the forests and mountains that James and Odin trek across.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Subsequent revelations or cover-ups will turn a molehill into a mountain.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

To get gravel for Circleville’s roads, workers dug into a nearby hillock.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The clamber up and over a few small hillocks is all part of the fun, as is a brave cold water dip, but the real magic can be found amongst the sand dunes.

— Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of hillock

Noun

Scoresby scoured the tundra with his binoculars and spotted two musk oxen—hairy hummocks on the hill.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Craters pitted the earth; hummocks rose and fell; downed trees jutted from slash heaps like the spars of shipwrecks.

— Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024

Definition of hummock

Noun

The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two suspicious deaths after remains were found a day apart in the foothill town of Dobbins and the community of Plumas Lake, south of Marysville, officials said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of foothill

Noun

On the living-room table was a giant bowl filled with cigarette butts, which Beck said was for an art project.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
In the aforementioned game room, there are a variety of board games, cards, dice, and even a pool table to complement the chess set in the lobby.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of table

Noun

The orientation was the opposite in the old days, when all attention was directed to the highlands.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The houndstooth pattern, crafted with wool and cotton-blend, was wholly reminiscent of the Scottish highlands where the print originated, ideal for a day outdoors walking the grounds in early autumn.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of highland

Noun

The resistance knob on a spin bike gives you a continuous, private metric of effort.

— Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Original moldings, door knobs, and wood paneling have been preserved, but spaces have been shaped for contemporary use including made disabled-accessible.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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