Synonyms of badland

badland

noun

as in desert

Related Words

• desert
• wasteland
• barren
• without
• frontier
• bush
• hinterland
• outside
• country
• wilderness
• waste
• backwoods
• sticks
• open air
• up-country
• open
• outdoors
• wild
• out-of-doors
• nature

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of badland

Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier? — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

These rocks are well exposed in the parched badlands of Wyoming, crisscrossed for more than a century by dinosaur hunters. — Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025

Amidst its many fossils, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rich beauty of contemporary Canada, with plenty of badland vistas and indigenous fauna to spot along each trail. — Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Deserts and badlands, mountains and tropical islands and Northeast Atlantic beaches. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 23 Aug. 2025