SUGARLOAFS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sugarloafs

noun

variants or sugarloaves

plural of sugarloaf

as in ridges

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Noun

Dropping off the ridges into the canyons was like descending into a furnace.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The lush valleys flanking the Teahupo’o coastline are full of drama, with towering, jagged peaks and vertiginous ridges—many far off the grid and only accessible via boat.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ridges

Noun

Under the state system, local governments make salt tonnage requests for individual salt storage domes.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
This fresh water aggressively dissolves the salt walls, widening the cavern and dangerously thinning the structural pillars between adjacent domes.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of domes

Noun

All the mixes and all the pans and everything were all people operating the things, the pots, the knobs and things.

— Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
Even the most outdated cabinets can be given a makeover by replacing the cabinet hardware—think swapping out those white enamel knobs for bars with a matte black finish, for example.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knobs

Noun

The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
In the spring, when the snow is melting and the springs that are high up in the rock cliffs some miles away are carrying it down full speed, the ditches overflow as does the little creek that runs near my cabin.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cliffs

Noun

Beyond the waterfront are dramatic coastal bluffs and an 880-acre preserve with miles of hiking paths and panoramic ocean views.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Gaasterland said in her candidate statement that her top priorities include utility undergrounding, local control of land use decisions, and removing the train tracks from the bluffs while avoiding a new route that tunnels under Del Mar homes.

— Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of bluffs

Noun

All the country is rolling, and there are a few granite outcrops from 50 to 200 feet high—sort of knolls or knobs.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
All the intricate meetings and rolling knolls, all the reliable critiques of the kids today, have left this former student in the ranking spirit.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of knolls

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