Definitions

upland

[uhp-luhnd, -land] / ˈʌp lənd, -ˌlænd /

NOUN

eminence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prominence

STRONG

altitude elevation height highland highness hill hillock knoll loftiness peak project promontory raise ridge rise summit

Antonyms

STRONG

base bottom decrease depth drop lowness nadir

WEAK

flat inferiority low ground unimportance

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 tor

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

STRONG

bottom decline depression nadir

WEAK

canyon ditch gully

NOUN

mesa

Synonyms

STRONG

butte elevation highland plain tableland

NOUN

plateau

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elevation highland plain

STRONG

mesa stage table tableland

NOUN

ridge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hill rim

STRONG

backbone chine corrugation crease crinkle elevation esker fold furrow hogback moraine parapet plica pole range rib ruck seam spine wrinkle

WEAK

rimple rivel

Antonyms

WEAK

flat plain

NOUN

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascent climb rising surge upsurge

STRONG

acclivity ascension elevation eminence highland hillock incline lift mount soaring towering

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

WEAK

decline decrease drop fall slump worsening

NOUN

table

Synonyms

STRONG

flat mesa plain plateau tableland

Example Sentences

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Andrew Gilruth, chief executive of the Moorland Association, which represents landowners in upland areas in England and Wales, claimed the government's backing for the project suggested the go-ahead was "already a foregone conclusion".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Coastal and lowland areas tend to warm more quickly, while northern and upland regions remain cooler and more prone to wintry showers.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Afternoon tours at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside, which features restored native plants from local floodplains and upland areas that support pollinators, will be held at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Then they turned aside, leaving the highway and taking to the sweet upland turf again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

upland

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