Synonyms for upland


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhp-luh nd, -land
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌp lənd, -ˌlænd

Top 10 synonyms for upland Other synonyms for the word upland

Définition of upland

  • As in mesa : noun plateau
  • As in plateau : noun level; flat, often high, land
  • As in ridge : noun raised part of solid
  • As in rise : noun movement upward; upward slope
  • As in table : noun flatland
  • As in eminence : noun high ground
  • As in hill : noun uprising of earth's surface; pile
Example sentences :
  • The upland stretches into the heart of the country for twenty furlongs at least.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • Usually it grows on river banks, on islands or in upland ravines.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The brow of the upland overtops the square tower of the Colebrook Church.
  • Extract from : « Amy Foster » by Joseph Conrad
  • But there was more than one way by which the upland could be reached from below.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • And now let us leave the upland, and descend to the sea-board; there is a sight for you upon the billows!
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • You have come to sweep the intruder into the great swamp on the upland.
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees » by James Mooney
  • You have come to sweep it away into the small swamp on the upland.
  • Extract from : « The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees » by James Mooney
  • It was late by the time I reached the upland, but I was rewarded for my climb.
  • Extract from : « The Lowest Rung » by Mary Cholmondeley
  • "Stop a minute," he said, pointing to an upland bank where the sun lay warm.
  • Extract from : « Country Neighbors » by Alice Brown
  • On some upland farm, a plough had been left standing in the field.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

Antonyms for upland

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