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 It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminences

Noun

The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.

— Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
As Genesis 19 continues, Lot and his two daughters take shelter in a cave in the nearby hills.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of hills

Noun

Helicopter flyovers of Big Cypress National Preserve identified remote indigenous mounds, to this day largely unexplored.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Archaeologists have determined the mounds served ceremonial, spiritual and burial functions, though many details of their cultural significance remain a mystery.

— Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Definition of mounds

Noun

California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Instead of sheer cliffs and waterfalls, the landscape is open and often windswept.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026