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 To capture how Africa’s varied ecosystems shape the animals that live within them, film crews were sent to deserts, forests, jungles, mountains and islands. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026 Historian Keri Leigh Merritt hopes to change that with this fresh look at the rabble-rouser from the North Georgia mountains. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants must expose their rivals secrets live on air. — L.m. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Getting there involves climbing a rocky path through the Tian-Shan mountains and crossing a seasonal snow bridge where the petroglyphs can be accessed for just a fleeting six-week window each summer. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The Holiday Inn Express West Jefferson has familiar amenities and is conveniently located within striking distance of both downtown and the surrounding mountains. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 From my little Brooklyn, New York abode, that generally means heading out east for beachy trips to Montauk, hopping around upstate’s Hudson Valley or Catskills towns, and taking advantage of ski mountains all over the east coast. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 Outside a rehearsal space in this city ringed by mountains, opera singer Michael Kuhn was practicing fly casting. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The coordinates of a vector in Hilbert space include information that corresponds to this alignment of peaks and troughs, called a wave’s phase.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Influenza activity typically begins increasing in the fall and peaks during the winter months.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaks

Noun

Presenter Zane Lowe has conducted loads of candid interviews with new and established musicians, and the company's Los Angeles studio has captured dozens of memorable performances for posterity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
The two feature about 2,000 sensors that measure loads, airflow, vibrations and how the turbines interact with each other.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of loads

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

Also, many ingredients for the final material still have to come from Earth, requiring the transport of hundreds of tons of cargo and equipment to Mars over several months.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
SpaceX says that later Starship generations are being designed to double that payload capacity to around 200 tons.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of tons

Noun

The Fifth Avenue windows set the tone before guests even stepped inside, with stacks of books wrapped in jackets printed with patterns from the collection, alongside illustrations inspired by the same prints.

— Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Earlier experiments showed optical switching only in magnetic stacks containing no more than three layers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of stacks

Noun

The issue of whether or not Kalshi and Polymarket’s sports offerings are legal is being hotly litigated in dozens of states and, so far, courts are for the most part ruling against the company.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Several of his dozens of accusers were in court on Wednesday.

— MICHAEL R. SISAK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

In addition to being a beloved brand, Flamingo Estate is also a real place, perched in the sunny hills of Los Angeles amid dreamy orchards and gardens.

— Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2026
Spread across 400 acres in the hills of Santa Rosa, Safari West is home to more than 900 animals, including giraffes, zebras, rhinos, flamingos, cape buffalo and impalas.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026