HOLLOWS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

hollows 1 of 2

noun

plural of hollow

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy

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as in valleys

an area of lowland between hills or mountains a quaint village nestled in a hollow among green hills

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hollows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hollow

as in grooves

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Recent Examples of hollows

Noun

Particularly for a character like this, who is literally a servant and has to exist in the hollows created by other people in that world — that’s a very useful tool for me as an actor. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Thick oak canopies also shelter birds from severe weather, and their branches and trunk hollows create nesting sites for spring. — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 In the past, the team filled the hollows with resin or plaster to get a positive cast. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 At Dries Van Noten, Thomas de Kluyver scribbled inky liner into the hollows of eyes and just under the lash line. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 This creates four pod-like spaces for the occupants who sit low in hollows between batteries. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Much of the balm’s immediate effect comes from moisture and emollience, which can temporarily make fine lines and hollows look less pronounced. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 As long as you nestle each new layer into the hollows below, either method will ultimately lead to a version of the same structure, with a density of about 74 percent. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollows

Noun

Second-round leader Haeran Ryu, who birdied her last three holes, still led the tournament by four strokes after a 4-under 68 and a three-round total of 17-under 199.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Gaps where electrons can sit, called holes, can also induce superconductivity at not-so-cold temperatures, just in a slightly different way.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of holes

Noun

The quicker melting changes the usual flow of water through valleys and into the lake, compounding the challenges.

— Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park offers scenic train rides through colorful forests, open meadows, and river valleys, with special excursions during peak fall foliage season.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of valleys

Verb

His drive found the bunker down the left side, slightly down because of the rake grooves.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Each one is see-through, so all the contents are organized but still in view, and the lids feature grooves for secure stacking.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grooves

Noun

Front and rear bumpers can be easily detached from bodywork to allow cheap replacement after low-speed dents.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
Companies like Flock allow users to conduct searches based on characteristics like vehicle make, model and color, as well as other distinctive vehicle features like dents and stickers.

— Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dents

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This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

Oil drilling began in the Bayou in the 1920s, a time of lawless extraction, and for decades, companies would simply dump their wastewater into large, unlined pits, allowing the fluid to seep into the ground.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
Molcajetes constructed of lava rock with pits creating a rough and not smooth nor easily cleanable surface were in the facility.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pits

Verb

Accomplished poet and nonfiction writer Brandon Shimoda brings his love of lyricism to this memoir, a portrait of his grandfather that excavates a century of xenophobia and silence in America.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
One of the most convincing ways Reid excavates Lestat’s inner world is through the music.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026