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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The site, forever linked to the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, is built into a hillside with a split-level design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Scottish Borders Council initially evicted the trio from a hillside site above Jedburgh in July.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The Black neighborhoods like Baldwin Hills Estates, Ladera Heights and View Park all sit hillside with some of the illest views in the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

In the western doorway, Roman and Greek demigods in full armor fought one another on a hillside under a large pine tree.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

hillside

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