mountainous
adjective
, ˈmau̇nt-nəs\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for mountainous
Synonyms
astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
Antonyms
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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While with family members in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, a mountainous region on the border of Montana and Idaho, Laga's brother's horse went lame. — Allen Kim, CNN, "A hiker lost for 5 days in the Montana wilderness says he survived off berries and bugs," 19 Aug. 2019 Because pandas are adapted to the high-altitude forests in the mountainous central regions of China, snow is their happy place. — Beth Py-lieberman, Smithsonian, "14 Fun Facts About Giant Pandas," 10 Aug. 2019 In mountainous regions, for example, storm formation often occurs in the early afternoon. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "How To Camp in the Rain Like a Pro," 5 Aug. 2019 Felipe’s death put a spotlight on the tiny town of Yalambojoch, nestled in a mountainous region called Huehuetenango that has been pushing residents toward the U.S. border at a rate unparalleled elsewhere in Guatemala. — Natalie Keyssar, National Geographic, "How this quiet region in Guatemala became the epicenter of migration," 26 July 2019 Native to mountainous regions of Namibia, Angola and South Africa, the population is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and drought. — USA TODAY, "Kacey Musgraves, sneaker flap, skiing in July: News from around our 50 states," 3 July 2019 Salvation may come in the next few days as the riders cross the mountainous terrain of the Alps. — Erin Davis And Brian Ries, CNN, "Tour de France riders are strapping on ice vests and guzzling water amid a scorching heat wave," 24 July 2019 The town is bookended by mountainous terrain to the east and jewel-blue waters to the west. — Brock Keeling, Curbed, "The rise and fall of Laguna Beach, a gay California hotspot," 26 June 2019 The five-ton truck, which was being driven by a soldier trainer, overturned near Camp Natural Bridge, a summer training site of mountainous terrain. — Michael Gold, New York Times, "West Point Accident Kills Cadet and Injures 22 Others," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mountainous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mountainous
adjective
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