KNOLLS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

knolls

noun

plural of knoll

as in mountains

a small hill a grassy knoll

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Recent Examples of knolls All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Nestled on 30 private acres in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, the secluded property threads streams and waterfalls beneath stone bridges, across gentle knolls, and under low-hanging eaves, all hinting at a hobbit-house inspiration without ever tipping into twee fantasy. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025 Your favorite comfortable Connecticut town has a deep Hollywood history, with films ranging from The Music Man to The Lost Boys all relying on those same winding streets and grassy knolls. — Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025 The bending roads and lilting knolls of College Grove, Tennessee, about 45 minutes south of Nashville, are still verdant in the late August heat. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

In the Himalayan region, fragile mountains, seismic activity and unpredictable underground conditions make tunnel projects especially risky.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Cider is at its finest in a traditional sidrería, where it is served with Cabrales, a blue cheese aged high in the Picos de Europa mountains by cheesemakers and shepherds.

— Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of mountains

Noun

The traditional category, in which the San Jose nonprofit group competed, featured the use of different props such as tables, benches and wine jugs to combine technical skill with storytelling.

— Yu Wang, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Jones stated the vision is for Excel to become a reasoning platform, answering user questions in plain language instead of requiring them to master formulas, pivot tables, or advanced modeling techniques.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of tables

Noun

Many hundreds of years ago, Hawaiians planted breadfruit, and the trees captured the spring water that flowed from the uplands, keeping the soil moist.

— Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Definition of uplands

Noun

The boards tie in the floating wood shelves that flank the range and pair beautifully with the surrounding materials, such as the copper pot filler, brass stove knobs, and stone countertops.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026
Use a custom combination of brass, bronze, rose gold, copper, silver, chrome, or black metal on cabinet pulls, knobs, faucets, lighting, or appliances.

— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 July 2026

Definition of knobs

Noun

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
It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Definition of eminences

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In Colorado, the likelihood of the screwworm fly establishing a permanent population is relatively low across much of the state due to higher altitudes and freezing temperatures.

— Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Players had to contend with difficult conditions this summer, from challenging altitudes to sweltering heat and humidity.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of altitudes

Noun

Over the years, mounds, pottery shards and other relics of Native American settlements that once dotted the swamp have been discovered.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
In an effort to starve the Native Americans of the Great Plains, white settlers massacred many millions of North American buffalo between 1870 and 1890, piling the animals’ skulls into monstrous mounds reaching up to the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of mounds

Noun

Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Over thousands of years, Martian winds have sculpted this volcanic sand into dunes that now ripple through the floor of Kaiser Crater, a 129-mile-wide (207-kilometer-wide) impact basin in the planet's southern highlands.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of highlands

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