EMINENCES Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

eminences

noun

plural of eminence

as in hills

an area of high ground the old citadel sits on an eminence with a commanding view of the city

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Recent Examples of eminences Baitz’s story is set in Palm Springs, in December, 2004, at the home of Polly and Lyman Wyeth, an opulent sandstone aerie with meditative views of the desert, a massive Christmas tree, and portraits of eminences like Barry Goldwater. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026 These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
By spring, green shoots sprouted on the hills above the Rio Ruidoso.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hills

Noun

Israel regularly imposes restrictions on movement across the Palestinian occupied territory with some 925 checkpoints, roadblocks, earth mounds and other barriers.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026