MOUNTS Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mount

as in increases

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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as in offers

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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as in rises

to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

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mounts

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noun (1)

plural of mount

as in mountains

an elevation of land higher than a hill Mount Everest

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mounts

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noun (2)

plural of mount

as in supports

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else hammered together a mount for the cameras

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Printing circuits on curves One of the team’s systems mounts an aerosol jet printer on an articulated robotic arm. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 With billions in ticking fees, breakup penalties and financing on the line, Paramount mounts a full-court PR and political pressure campaign. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Artificial intelligence disguises itself as human, attempts to dupe a web developer and mounts a malicious cyberattack -- all on its own. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The nearly two-decade-old case has resurfaced as Patty mounts a Republican campaign for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 At the rear, bullet-style LED indicators double as brake and tail lights, allowing a logoed blanking plate to clean up the tail section where a central tail lamp normally mounts. — New Atlas, 30 July 2026 As evidence mounts that up to 500,000 civilians inside El-Obeid are in grave danger—facing the risk of serious human rights abuses—an urgent debate took place at the UN Human Rights Council. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program. — Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026 The Iran war will pose a challenge for Vance, Rubio, or any other administration official who mounts a run. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

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However, when risk appetite wanes and political uncertainty mounts, foreign investors may rapidly rebalance portfolios, amplifying price volatility in sovereign debt markets. — CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 As public backlash to data centers mounts, investors are trying to discern whether moratoriums or other hurdles could hamper forecasts for size and completion of data center projects. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Currently being developed by French startup Éclat Lens Tools, the Sterimax mounts on any cine camera equipped with a standard 19-mm rod support. — Ben Coxworth october 20, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 The momentum comes as consumer demand for both at-home salon solutions and clinical hair care mounts. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 To reach its pricing target, Ambrosia has focused on simplifying equipment, including solar mounts and battery packs. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 Mounting the HomeView to a wall requires a specific model that only comes in two (instead of four) colors, space gray and silver, and paying extra (starting at $60) for the wall mounts, which Schneider Home made. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026 The $49 Basecase from Mechanism is a snap-on shell for the console that taps into the company’s modular lineup of mounts. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 To battle rival cartels or authorities, criminal groups sometimes convert the trucks into mutant tanks, adding heavy ballistic-proof steel plating, firing ports and gun mounts. — Steve Fisher special Correspondent follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
As the bleak second law of thermodynamics states, entropy always increases over time in a closed system.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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Compared to conventional microscopes, the Airscope offers a complete upgrade in neural imaging.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
For airlines, the larger plane offers a way to carry more passengers on a single flight, potentially lowering costs per seat.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of offers

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The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.

— Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
An accident in the Chihuahua mountains On April 19, the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office reported the dismantling of a synthetic drug lab in the municipality of Morelos, in the mountains of that state.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountains

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New supports were put in on July 8, 2026 after a structural column buckled in the former Pfizer headquarters the day before.

— Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Engineers have tried to contain them in porous supports or seal them in capsules, but these fixes usually limit the salt to under 70% of the material, and encapsulation complicates manufacturing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of supports

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Getting bespoke medicines into routine care presents another challenge.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Its narration presents pregnancy as a societal ideal, while noting that a live birth depends on a monthslong chain of events going just right.

— Katherine Pukinskis, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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The driver pulls their van off the road so it’s parked halfway on an empty lot, runs over in black jeans and a band tee with the sleeves cut off, and climbs into the truck bed as Hollywell jokingly pulls away.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Some climbs were quick weekend getaways; others were week-long trips in the summer.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

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