MOUNTAIN RANGE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

mountain range

noun

Definition of mountain range

as in cordillera

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Recent Examples of mountain range The catastrophic 1999 flash floods that triggered massive mudslides from the Cordillera de la Costa, the verdant mountain range that forms a scenic backdrop for the state. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The the world’s largest mountain range and deepest canyon occupy these might waters, but warming waters and habitat destruction have left the ocean‘s creatures struggling. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 Between the two, a dining area sits against a backdrop of sweeping views of the mountain range, while the rear patio extends the entertaining space outdoors with its own kitchen. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 Asturias is washed by the weather blowing in from the sea and protected from the oven of the country’s central plains by the Picos de Europa, the jagged mountain range that forms the region’s southern border. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The third stage, starting in Geneva, takes the peloton north across the border into France and through the Jura mountain range before finishing in the town of Poligny. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters are scouring the Karakoram mountain range for the 10 climbers, including one American, who are believed to be have been on 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Broad Peak, part of the Karakoram mountain range between Pakistan and China, is the 12th highest mountain in the world at more than 26,400 feet above sea level, per the BBC. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 La Guaira — a state bordered by sapphire-blue Caribbean Sea and separated from Caracas by the Avila mountain range — bore the brunt of the earthquakes. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain range

Noun

At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019

Definition of cordillera

Noun

The combination of volcanic activity and sudden weather changes can make conditions on the mountain particularly hazardous.

— Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
For generations, children have had to literally climb a mountain roughly every 10 days – for three hours – to get to and from boarding school.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

Your boob light upgrade doesn’t have to be fancy, and this flush mount ceiling light is proof.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Preservationists have voiced concerns that vibrations created by the cars could damage artworks by cracking canvases or loosening mounts.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mount

Noun

Mallorca’s very own mountain range is perfect walking territory, boasting the famous Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route), a 93-mile trail that runs the length of the sierra from Andratx to Pollença.

— Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.

— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022

Definition of sierra

Noun

Beyond the seating area is the hotel shop with a vibrant range of pottery to drool over.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
That, in turn, makes less ground transport available, increasing the cost of shipping overland and raising the price on a wide range of goods that never even transited the canal.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of range

Noun

Day trippers during peak summer months are aplenty, but only between 10am and 5pm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
In June, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the official start of a new El Niño, which is expected to be historically strong and peak somewhere between October and December.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of peak

Noun

Campbell’s charge, then, was to get the Nittany Lions over the Mount Nittany-sized hump that squandered every season.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
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

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