Synonyms for hill

Most common

mountain · mound · knoll · pitcher's mound · slope · gradient

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

dale, vale, valley

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

   The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east.

2. n. 2

   A sloping part of a landscape, especially one with a road, trail, etc.

   You need to pick up speed to get up the hill that's coming up.

Related words

Word family

hillcrest hiller hillfolk hillock hill-people hilltop hilly

Phrases

fairy hill hill of beans yellow hill ant bunny hill elf hill hill fire hill myna

Forms

Plural

hills → mountains, mounds, knolls, slopes…

Example sentences

• mountain The mountain is about 3000 meters above sea level.
• mound Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.
• knoll We used to play over by that grassy knoll.
• slope The sled accelerated as it went down the icy slope.
• gradient The height and gradient can be adjusted.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rise¹, lump¹

5 letters

mount¹, slope¹, mound¹, butte¹, knoll¹

6 letters

height¹

8 letters

mountain², gradient³, eminence³, foothill², monticle

9 letters

elevation⁴, acclivity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mountain² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

colline

Italiano

collina

Español

cerro

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