MOUNTAINOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word mountainous. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MOUNTAINOUS
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craggy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having hills and crags | ||||||||
hilly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having hills and crags | ||||||||
alpine | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to the Alps and their inhabitants • relating to or characteristic of alps adjective satellite • living or growing above the timber line | ||||||||
elevated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level adjective satellite • raised above the ground • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • increased in amount or degree | ||||||||
high | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • greater than normal in quantity or amount • (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency noun • a lofty level or position or degree • an air mass of higher than normal pressure • a state of sustained elation • a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics • a high place • a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 • a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed adverb • at a great altitude • in or to a high position, amount, or degree • in a rich manner • far up toward the source adjective satellite • standing above others in quality or position • happy and excited and energetic • (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | ||||||||
jagged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a sharply uneven surface or outline • having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | ||||||||
lofty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • of imposing height; especially standing out above others • having or displaying great dignity or nobility | ||||||||
majestic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters • having or displaying great dignity or nobility • belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | ||||||||
peak | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the most extreme possible amount or value • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a V shape • the highest point (of something) • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes verb • to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity | ||||||||
precipitous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • done with very great haste and without due deliberation • dangerously steep | ||||||||
range | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limits within which something can be effective • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze • a series of hills or mountains • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds • a variety of different things or activities • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the limit of capability • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food verb • change or be different within limits • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun • range or extend over; occupy a certain area • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line • feed as in a meadow or pasture • let eat • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
rocky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements adjective satellite • abounding in rocks or stones • liable to rock • full of hardship or trials | ||||||||
rugged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring • having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface adjective satellite • topographically very uneven • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution | ||||||||
sheer | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • straight up or down without a break • completely adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • not mixed with extraneous elements • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front • so thin as to transmit light verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • cause to sheer | ||||||||
snow-capped | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of mountains) capped with a covering of snow | ||||||||
steep | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a sharp inclination noun • a steep place (as on a hill) adjective satellite • greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation • of a slope; set at a high angle verb • devote (oneself) fully to • let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | ||||||||
summit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) • a meeting of heads of governments verb • reach the summit (of a mountain) | ||||||||
towering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of imposing height; especially standing out above others | ||||||||
cragged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having hills and crags |