MOUNTAINS Synonyms: 236 Similar and Opposite Words

mountains

noun

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plural of mountain

as in peaks

an elevation of land higher than a hill my cousin likes to climb mountains just because she can

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as in loads

a considerable amount receives a mountain of mail every year for the holidays

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another he piled a mountain of mashed potatoes on his plate

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Recent Examples of mountains Where once mountains were blanketed in thick white powder, many lie bare well into winter. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 This is, of course, impacting snowpack in California’s mountains — snow that is a vital source of water for the state’s agriculture, recreation (ski tourism), and energy. —

Monica Garske, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 Slovenia is the only European country with mountains on its flag, which perhaps provides some glimpse inside its sporting culture. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026 The spa offerings aren’t extensive, but the indoor/outdoor massage cabanas are wonderful and face the majestic mountains at the back of the resort. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 Housed inside Sigmundskron Castle just outside Bolzano, the museum explores the connections between humans and the mountains around them. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026 At the noon event, Sladek is expected to read from his memoir, which recounts his escape from persecution into the Tatra mountains along Slovakia’s border with Poland. —

Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026 Prices for precious metals have been soaring as investors look for safer places to park their money amid threats of tariffs, still-high inflation, political strife and mountains of debt for governments worldwide. —

Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026 The option, which was pushed forward by Metro’s planning and programming committee last week, would go from Van Nuys to Sherman Oaks, pass under the mountains and Bel-Air, stop at UCLA and ultimately end at the E Line’s Expo/Sepulveda Station. —

Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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This week's declines leave the S&P 500 down almost 30 percent from their October 2025 peaks.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Gulf Coast getaways, from Alabama’s beaches to the Florida Panhandle, are lovely in late spring and again in early fall, before summer’s heat peaks or winter visitors arrive.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026