Synonyms for mountainous
ˈmaʊn tn əsmoun·tain·ous

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1. cragged, craggy, hilly, mountainousadjective

   having hills and crags

   "hilly terrain"

   Synonyms:
   craggy, hilly, cragged

   Antonyms:
   little, lowland, small, smooth

2. mountainousadjective

   like a mountain in size and impressiveness

   "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"

   Synonyms:
   craggy, hilly, cragged

   Antonyms:
   little, smooth, small, lowland

3. mountainousadjective

   containing many mountains

   Synonyms:
   craggy, hilly, cragged

   Antonyms:
   little, lowland, small, smooth

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1. List of paraphrases for "mountainous":

   mountain, hilly, montane, highland, mountains, upland

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1. Ray Pruitt:

   It's a remote area with very rugged terrain. Isolated, sparsely populated, a lot of it is high desert terrain; other parts are mountainous, i'm told there are caves in the area, there are mines, unoccupied homes, outbuildings, just a lot of places for a person to hide.

2. Brian Segee:

   Now theconstructionis moving into areas without any barrier, which are primarily the most remote, mountainous areas along the Arizonaborder and some of the best corridors for jaguars and other species.

3. Adam Twidell:

   Flying into Saba is extraordinary, you approach the mountainous island towering out of the sea, to see an impossibly tiny runway appear perched on a cliff.

4. The NHC:

   These rains may cause flash flooding and mudslides, especially in mountainous areas.

5. Defense Minister Panos Kammenos:

   Armed forces have been ordered to start patrols throughout Greece, and particularly in mountainous regions.