hillside

[hil-sahyd] / ˈhɪlˌsaɪd /

NOUN

hill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bluff cliff dune highland 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 upland

WEAK

rising ground

Antonyms

STRONG

bottom decline depression nadir

WEAK

canyon ditch gully

NOUN

side

Synonyms

STRONGEST

border bottom face front hand part rear sector surface top view

STRONG

aspect attitude boundary direction disposition division elevation facet flank haunch jamb lee limit loin margin perimeter periphery posture quarter rim stance stand verge wing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

back inside interior middle rear whole

STRONG

center

WEAK

extremity

Example Sentences

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From a hillside above Abercarn in Caerphilly county, Grace Lloyd points across the moorland she can see from her home.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In 2016, geologist Rowan Martindale was hiking across a hillside in Morocco when something unusual caught her eye.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Will WSJ’s House of the Month for March be a hillside retreat in California wine country, a church-turned-home in New York or a New Jersey mansion built for a Revolutionary War general?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Farther up the hillside, a group of animals had gathered.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

hillside

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