KNOLLS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

knolls

noun

plural of knoll

as in mountains

a small hill a grassy knoll

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Recent Examples of knolls All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025 Your favorite comfortable Connecticut town has a deep Hollywood history, with films ranging from The Music Man to The Lost Boys all relying on those same winding streets and grassy knolls. — Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 The bending roads and lilting knolls of College Grove, Tennessee, about 45 minutes south of Nashville, are still verdant in the late August heat. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Gandaki, one of the Himalayan country's seven provinces, is home to popular mountains and hiking trails and the resort city of Pokhara.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
The movie shot in 35mm film revisits the main character and setting of the director’s minimalist first feature, Freedom, that 25 years earlier chronicled a few days in the life of a solitary woodcutter in the remote Pampas mountains.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountains

Noun

These booths with partitions that closed you off from the nearby tables.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Rather than filling every square foot with washing machines, the pair intentionally carved out space for communal seating, work tables and customers who might linger long after their laundry was done.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of tables

Noun

Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.

— Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of uplands

Noun

Even the most outdated cabinets can be given a makeover by replacing the cabinet hardware—think swapping out those white enamel knobs for bars with a matte black finish, for example.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
There are seven temperature knobs spread across the front of the grill, one for each main burner and one for the rear burner.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of knobs

Noun

These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of eminences

Noun

The lightweight carbon-fiber blades allow engineers to adjust airflow quickly during free-flight testing and simulate flight at higher altitudes.

— Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
High temps have peaked, but heat still lingers The heat wave this weekend was due to an intense heat dome — a mass of high pressure all the way through the higher altitudes of the atmosphere — peaking over Southern California.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of altitudes

Noun

Pine trees coat the forest floor with mounds of flammable dead leaves that are springy underfoot but which can smolder long after a blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
The third hole features an 80-yard blind tee shot from one of the tee boxes, while the seventh hole has a 60-yard shot over a cove, and the ninth plays through two large mounds that were inspired by the famed opening hole at Tobacco Road.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of mounds

Noun

Popular expat retirement venues include the capital, Panama City; Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.

— William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
But critics point out a growing gap in living standards between coastal areas and communities in the Andean highlands.

— Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of highlands

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