Synonyms of mountain

mountain

noun

ˈmau̇n-tᵊn 

1

as in peak

an elevation of land higher than a hill

my cousin likes to climb mountains just because she can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peak
• alp
• mount
• pinnacle
• summit
• hump
• cordillera
• mountain range
• sierra
• horn
• mountaintop
• knob
• range
• seamount
• inselberg
• aiguille

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• valley
• basin
• depression
• bowl
• vale
• hollow

2

as in loads

a considerable amount

receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• ton
• plenty
• pile
• slew
• dozen
• deal
• chunk
• wealth
• raft
• bunch
• quantity
• stack
• abundance
• lot
• bundle
• hundred
• heap
• bucket
• yard
• pot
• pack
• volume
• good deal
• all kinds (of)
• myriad
• truckload
• mass
• multiplicity
• barrel
• quite a bit
• sight
• carload
• profusion
• sheaf
• fistful
• store
• gobs
• bushel
• plenitude
• mess
• spate
• peck
• reams
• potful
• shipload
• boatload
• wad
• sea
• basketful
• plateful
• thousands
• flood
• lashings
• much
• passel
• scads
• plentitude
• score
• oodles
• surplus
• plague
• rash
• epidemic
• multitude
• excess
• army
• horde
• deluge
• host
• swarm
• crowd
• bonanza
• overabundance
• throng
• flock
• embarrassment
• overflow
• plethora
• surfeit
• herd
• oversupply
• overkill
• crush
• superabundance
• redundancy
• drove
• press
• mob
• overage
• superfluity
• million
• bevy
• legion
• overmuch
• cram
• zillion
• gazillion
• trillion
• kazillion
• jillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spot
• shadow
• strain
• grain
• taste
• shade
• touch
• handful
• speck
• molecule
• bit
• fragment
• sprinkling
• streak
• peanuts
• suspicion
• ray
• atom
• trace
• sprinkle
• pinch
• mouthful
• pittance
• mite
• ounce
• ace
• hint
• particle
• dram
• shred
• dot
• lick
• granule
• nip
• glimmer
• scrap
• whit
• dab
• mote
• tad
• portion
• section
• crumb
• drop
• modicum
• piece
• scruple
• tittle
• little
• dash
• jot
• smattering
• shot
• iota
• poverty
• driblet
• fleck
• smidgen
• scintilla
• morsel
• shortage
• flyspeck
• absence
• lack
• nubbin
• scarcity
• famine
• deficit
• smatter
• deficiency
• paucity
• want
• insufficiency
• dearth
• inadequacy
• undersupply
• scarceness
• scantiness
• meagerness
• scantness
• skimpiness

3

as in pile

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

he piled a mountain of mashed potatoes on his plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pile
• stack
• hill
• mound
• heap
• cock
• bank
• layer
• embankment
• bed
• hoard
• collection
• pyramid
• drift
• accumulation
• jumble
• array
• assemblage
• bar
• aggregate
• gathering
• grouping
• cairn
• mow
• rick
• pyre
• barrow
• conglomeration
• knot
• pileup
• huddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mountain

Behind the thick, almost medieval-looking door, a mountain of a man stands in the dark entrance—the first line of defense against the plebs of Bedford Street. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

This means El Niño could impact rainfall, mountain snow and reservoirs across California. — Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The looks were modern and easy to wear, with an element of gorpcore, or mountain looks made for the city, in a series of anorak dresses and tops. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

In a study published this month, researchers using the data found that California needs years of heavy snowfall in the mountains to recharge groundwater. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing mountain

• mountain dew
• mountain lion