Synonyms of canyons

canyons

noun

variants also cañons

plural of canyon

as in ravines

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage

as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ravines
• gorges
• valleys
• gulches
• gaps
• saddles
• crevices
• passes
• flumes
• cols
• defiles
• couloirs
• abysses
• kloofs
• fissures
• notches
• gills
• trenches
• chasms
• linns
• gulfs
• glens
• crevasses
• clefts
• cirques
• basins
• hollows
• gullies
• vales
• dales
• gutters
• arroyos
• dells
• floodplains
• coulees
• kettles
• wadis
• combes
• troughs
• barrancas
• washes
• cwms
• draws
• nullahs
• shut-ins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canyons

Propelled by strong winds and low humidity, the flames quickly spread over foothills and through canyons. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Forecasters warn slow-moving storms could be especially dangerous near burn scars, slot canyons and other vulnerable terrain. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The La Jolla Underwater Park and Ecological Reserve draws kayakers who come to explore sea caves on kayak tours, and SCUBA divers should make their way toward the two underwater canyons. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The sprawling Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers even more spectacular scenery, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails winding through rugged peaks, coastal canyons, oak woodlands, and scenic overlooks. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

The family were hiking through the canyons near Bicknell on Friday, July 17, when heavy rain began to fall, according to the Associated Press. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Just last month, the probe tracked a frenetic cluster of 30 dust devils swirling through the canyons of Mamers Valles, also in the northern hemisphere. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

The fleeing bear apparently had come to the foot of one of those vertical lava cliffs that make the walls of these canyons straight-sided and impassable in places. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026