HOLLOWS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of hollow

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy

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as in valleys

an area of lowland between hills or mountains a quaint village nestled in a hollow among green hills

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hollows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hollow

as in grooves

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Recent Examples of hollows

Noun

As long as you nestle each new layer into the hollows below, either method will ultimately lead to a version of the same structure, with a density of about 74 percent. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 Arcadia Valley Missouri The hills, hollows, caves, and springs of the Missouri Ozarks all promise great fall drives. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026 At 3,400 feet in the Allegheny Mountains, the Glades exist in a place where cold air sinks from the surrounding mountain slopes into low hollows—aptly called frost pockets. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026 Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 The rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountains creates cool, wet forests, shaded hollows, caves, ponds and streams. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollows

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Adrian Meronk of Poland, one of 22 players from LIV Golf in the field, birdied his opening four holes at Kingsbarns and had an eagle late in his round of 63.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
With several injuries piling up, the Panthers will need to patch some holes, regroup and find a way to get back in the win column.

— Neil Nakahodo, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of holes

Verb

His drive found the bunker down the left side, slightly down because of the rake grooves.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Each one is see-through, so all the contents are organized but still in view, and the lids feature grooves for secure stacking.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grooves

Noun

Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Lake Overstreet has about five miles of multi-use trails through live oaks (a northern Florida staple), hills and ravines surrounding a secluded 144-acre lake.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravines

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The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ 4th District race pits outgoing State Board of Equalization member Ted Gaines against first-time candidate Gina Posey.

— Haley Parsley October 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Davidson plays Vince, Hoult’s second in command and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan whose lungs have been ravaged by exposure to burn pits.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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Accomplished poet and nonfiction writer Brandon Shimoda brings his love of lyricism to this memoir, a portrait of his grandfather that excavates a century of xenophobia and silence in America.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
One of the most convincing ways Reid excavates Lestat’s inner world is through the music.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026