Definitions

tor

[tawr] / tɔr /

NOUN

hill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bluff cliff dune highland hillside hilltop ridge slope

STRONG

acclivity ascent butte climb down drift elevation eminence esker fell gradient headland heap height hillock hummock inclination incline knoll mesa mound mount precipice prominence promontory protuberance range rise shock stack summit talus upland

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

STRONG

bottom decline depression nadir

WEAK

canyon ditch gully

NOUN

mountain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alp bluff butte cliff crag elevation eminence height mesa mount palisade peak pike precipice range ridge sierra volcano

STRONG

abundance drift glob heap hump mass mound pile stack ton

Antonyms

STRONG

depression

WEAK

crevasse valley

NOUN

prominence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eminence height

STRONG

bulge bump cliff conspicuousness crag crest elevation headland jutting mound pinnacle projection promontory protrusion protuberance rise spur swelling

WEAK

conspicuity high point markedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unimportance

STRONG

bottom depression nadir

WEAK

obscurity

Example Sentences

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Since Samya's death, Stumo said his wife no longer listens to music, the family no longer holds karaoke nights and his son Tor -- once the happiest of the three -- had withdrawn into himself.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Plus, it supports multihop and Tor over VPN, where ExpressVPN does not.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

A full moon rises over Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, England.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The closing credits display a CIA address on Tor, an anonymizing network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

He had wrought it from the carcass of the beast he had killed at Drossen Tor.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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