Synonyms for highland
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hahy-luhnd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪ lənd |
Top 10 synonyms for highland Other synonyms for the word highland
- acclivity
- alpine
- altitude
- ascension
- ascent
- big
- butte
- colossal
- down
- drift
- elevation
- eminence
- esker
- fell
- gigantic
- gradient
- headland
- heap
- height
- highness
- hill
- hillock
- huge
- hummock
- inclination
- incline
- knoll
- lift
- loftiness
- mammoth
- mesa
- mound
- mount
- peak
- plain
- precipice
- project
- prominence
- protuberance
- raise
- range
- rise
- rising ground
- shock
- slope
- soaring
- stack
- stage
- summit
- surge
- table
- tableland
- tall
- talus
- tor
- towering
- upland
- upsurge
Définition of highland
Origin :- Old English heohlond; see high (adj.) + land (n.). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded early 15c.
- As in mountainous : adj hilly; large
- As in knoll : noun small hill
- As in mesa : noun plateau
- As in plateau : noun level; flat, often high, land
- As in rise : noun movement upward; upward slope
- As in eminence : noun high ground
- As in hill : noun uprising of earth's surface; pile
- As in hillock : noun small hill
- Then it dawned on Drumsheugh that the doctor was attempting the Highland fling.
- Extract from : « A Doctor of the Old School, Part 3 » by Ian Maclaren
- On the same day we marched away from Hodeida to the highland.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- The history of Sutherland, as a county, differs from all our other Highland districts.
- Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
- Another clawed at him as he swept around the corner to Highland.
- Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan
- As he neared Highland, three of them darted directly into his path.
- Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan
- Often, in the Highland tales, it is money the piper is after.
- Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes
- The ambassador delivered a courteous greeting from the Highland chief.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- He had had, he said, enough and to spare of Highland hospitality.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- So the two would be off again into the tanglements of Highland pedigree.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- Why should a novel about the Stock Exchange 'owe its inception' to a Highland lassie?
- Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
Antonyms for highland
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