MOUNTAINS Synonyms: 236 Similar and Opposite Words

mountains

noun

plural of mountain

as in peaks

an elevation of land higher than a hill my cousin likes to climb mountains just because she can

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as in loads

a considerable amount receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another he piled a mountain of mashed potatoes on his plate

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Recent Examples of mountains Bannister’s wife, Gigi, told TMZ that the actor died peacefully at their home in the San Bernardino County mountains early Sunday. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Mountaineering accidents are common in northern Pakistan, home to some of the world’s highest mountains. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 All evacuations have been lifted in the Willow Fire burning in Colorado's mountains, west of Leadville. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 That has a stronger impact in ecosystems like Canada’s boreal forests, California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and parts of temperate Europe that evolved under relatively cool, moist conditions. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Part of the experience is to just walk around and enjoy being in the mountains. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026 She was also photographed looking out at picturesque mountains with one of her brothers. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 But, positioned 11th in the GC before the mountains, Włodarczyk is not riding badly and could yet pull out some great performances. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Douglas, whose memoir One Helluva Ride is out this fall, is a longtime Mallorca resident, buying his S’Estaca villa in the island’s Tramuntana mountains in 1989. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountains

Noun

This frame, the singer-songwriter climbs to new career peaks on multiple tallies as one of the biggest hits of the year in many parts of the world ascends once more.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
These difficult fire conditions will be intensified by wind gusts up to 30 mph over mountain peaks and along ridgelines in areas of Northern California.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of peaks

Noun

The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Fans could choose from rows upon rows of cleats, stacks of polos, piles of official football jerseys, bins of socks and racks of helmets.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The fire chief, Gene Perreault, who was there during the walk-through, tells me the piles puzzled investigators.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

There have been a number previous instances of that, including a Germanwings flight that crashed into the French alps in 2015, killing everyone aboard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 May 2026
Odds are most Dodgers fans haven’t seen, say, his Kunsthaus Bregenz, in a small town on the northern edge of the Austrian alps.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of alps

Noun

Databases, orchestration platforms and container systems that operate natively across multiple environments give you flexibility without the burden of managing several infrastructure stacks.

— Srini Srinivasan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
These tall sea stacks stand dramatically against the cool blue sea.

— Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stacks

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That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Cal Fire continues to battle the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres in Calaveras County and destroyed over a dozen structures.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

Then there are the grounds themselves, nestled in the picturesque Surrey hills and brimming with picturesque scenery.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Either way, their kids are left to their own devices, which means snorting coke off the coffee table, doing homework during happy hour, and hosting lavish parties at their big empty homes in the Hollywood hills.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026