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 In the Himalayan region, fragile mountains, seismic activity and unpredictable underground conditions make tunnel projects especially risky. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 Cider is at its finest in a traditional sidrería, where it is served with Cabrales, a blue cheese aged high in the Picos de Europa mountains by cheesemakers and shepherds. — Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026 And two of them play silent, meditative nature imagery of birds, mountains, seascapes and trees. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 My wife — a nurse — kept me alive and helped get me out of the mountains. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Cyprus has a typical Mediterranean climate, says Yiannis, but also mountains which moderate the temperatures. — Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The road climbs through green mountains before suddenly revealing the Atlantic Ocean. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 High temperatures in the 90s for inland Orange County and in the mountains below 6000 feet, in the mid 90s to 104 in the San Diego County valleys, and in the upper 90s to 108 for the Inland Empire expected. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 These complexes are reportedly used to store missiles, launch equipment, fuel, and supporting infrastructure beneath mountains or layers of rock and soil. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountains

Noun

Framed by the peaks of the Soutpansberg rather than open savannah, Luvhondo offers a glimpse of what the future of safari could look like, one where restoring ecosystems is just as important as observing the wildlife that calls them home.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Paddling season in northern Minnesota starts in mid-June, peaks in July and continues into October.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Definition of peaks

Noun

According to the press statement, the project is anchored by over 400,000 structural steel piles manufactured by PACO Steel, using 142,000 tons of steel coils from US Steel’s nearby Big River facility.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
On the night before a big operation, Uncle Rich reminisces with the crew about his first and only incarceration years earlier, for stealing piles of newspapers.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 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

Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro and Flores of conspiring with drug cartels to facilitate the flow of thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Six Boeing 767 airlifts have carried 295 tons of relief supplies into the country.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of tons

Noun

The same concept applies to business AI tools that replace 'duct-tape’ stacks used by small businesses.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
As vehicles age, OE on-board hardware becomes obsolete as cellular providers replace older technology and automakers stop investing in aging back-end stacks and features.

— Michael Harley, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of stacks

Noun

There have been dozens since the Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Iran and the US in mid-June.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

The plane carrying the deportees arrived on the same day the United Nations confirmed that a deadly gang rampage in the hills above Port-au-Prince had left at least 61 people dead, including 14 children.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Nestled in the hills of Western North Carolina, just a short drive from Brevard and Cashiers, Lake Toxaway is the perfect tranquil getaway.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026