Synonyms of undulating

undulating 1 of 2

adjective

as in undulant

rising and falling in a wavelike pattern

The undulating terrain was difficult to traverse on foot.

Related Words

• undulant
• undulatory
• wavy
• rolling
• uneven
• rippled
• surging
• swelling
• rutted
• rugged
• rippling
• billowing
• rough
• lopsided
• jagged
• unbalanced
• unaligned
• inexact
• knobby
• rutty
• pocked
• harsh
• knobbly
• nonuniform
• pitted
• knurled
• nubby
• bumpy
• irregular
• lumpy
• roughened
• scraggly
• scratchy
• ragged
• pebbly
• coarse
• broken
• nubbly
• scraggy
• sandpapery
• burred
• knurly

Dissimilar Words

• uniform
• regular
• exact
• true
• vertical
• aligned
• horizontal
• straight
• smooth
• flat
• tabular
• level
• even
• plumb
• flush
• plane

undulating

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verb

present participle of undulate

as in fluctuating

formal to move or be shaped like waves

undulating hills

an undulating surface

Related Words

• fluctuating
• oscillating
• fluttering
• waving
• vibrating
• quivering
• flickering
• shaking
• swaying
• shuddering
• convulsing
• jiggling
• wobbling
• jerking
• quaking
• jolting
• agitating
• trembling
• jouncing
• juddering
• rocking
• swinging
• quavering
• thrilling
• joggling
• shivering
• chattering
• beating
• twitching
• bucketing
• pulsating
• pulsing
• throbbing
• wavering
• palpitating
• pitter-pattering
• doddering
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undulating

Verb

In its place, the landscape turns to gently undulating hills spangled with cows or draped with vineyards. — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

During the Knicks’ victory parade, the undulating downtown crowd looked, from afar, not unlike a school of tropical clown fish. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

The woman's phone is encased in an undulating rubbery glitter sculpture with tiny portraits of K-pop idols suspended inside. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

The mountains, undulating pasture and forest that surround Lanserhof Lans are a potent medicine in themselves. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

The simple walking pattern adopted by fish, which the Cambridge researchers call an ‘undulating tripod gait’, can appear to be quite clumsy and involves too much flopping. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

Replacing the dots used on previous colorways, undulating lines run run 360 degrees across the sneaker in silver above a black mesh base, and the motif repeats again on the tongue. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

The twisting blacktop was built for travelers seeking Appalachian overlooks and a panoramic drive for all seasons, with undulating slopes of color in the fall and a bounty of forest canopy in summer. — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942). — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026