SIERRA Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

sierra

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Recent Examples of sierra Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022 Then a couple of years later, in 1984, two American anthropologists—including Stephen Athens, a rising star in the archaeology of Ecuador’s northern sierra—showed up. — Naomi Renee Cohen, Slate Magazine, 15 May 2017 Mallorca’s very own mountain range is perfect walking territory, boasting the famous Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route), a 93-mile trail that runs the length of the sierra from Andratx to Pollença. — Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026 Web cams pointed at Yosemite Valley’s famous granite features, including Half Dome and El Capitan, showed the high sierra landscape completely smoked out, with terrible visibility, on Thursday afternoon. — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 17 Sep. 2020

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Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
Away to the west, mountains rode the horizons, granite faced, severe, not the Andes yet, but the cordillera of the pre-Andes.

— Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019

Definition of cordillera

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Earlier this month, a snowmobiler was killed in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range after an avalanche buried him in snow.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Away Lutsen Mountains is one of only a few ski resorts in the Midwest on an actual mountain range.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of mountain range

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Whether your itinerary is packed with sweaty mountain hikes, relaxing beach days, or bopping around wine bars, staying cool is essential in summer heatwaves.

— Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
That caught the attention of vineyard consultant Ken Swegles, who subsequently put him to work during harvest at dozens of small sites throughout the mountains.

— Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

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