HIGHLAND Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

highland

noun

ˈhī-lənd

Definition of highland

as in hill

an area of high ground there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest

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Recent Examples of highland The orientation was the opposite in the old days, when all attention was directed to the highlands. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The houndstooth pattern, crafted with wool and cotton-blend, was wholly reminiscent of the Scottish highlands where the print originated, ideal for a day outdoors walking the grounds in early autumn. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 This prominent impact crater in the southern lunar highlands, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, appears as a bright spot with rays of material stretching across much of the moon's lower limb. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The Klamath mountains, the northern Coast Range, the Shasta highlands, have little light pollution. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for highland

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Noun

On a slight hill, wooden bench swings hover over the ground, overlooking many of the park’s trails.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of hill

Noun

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
Maybe Ohtani will accept surrendering the mound if he is handed a spot in the outfield?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mound

Noun

The county maintains the underwater land that would house the marina piers is part of the same piece of real estate as the upland Seaquarium property.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Shorebirds feed at the lochs’ edges, and upland raptors soar over the moors.

— Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of upland

Noun

The bear was also recently featured in Southern Living — for a few months each fall, a local mountain casts a shadow shaped like a bear onto the fall foliage below.

— Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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