Synonyms for knoll

Most common

hill · mound · hammock · hillock

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A small mound or rounded hill.

Forms

Plural

knolls → hillocks, hills, mounds, hammocks…

Example sentences

• hill A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
• mound Five pitchers are to take the mound in rotation.
• hammock Tom saw that Mary was fast asleep in the hammock.
• hillock I went to the top of the hillock and looked about me.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

hill¹, rise¹

5 letters

mound¹

7 letters

hammock², hillock², hummock

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hammock² = 2 syllables).