Synonyms of chaparral

chaparral

noun

ˌsha-pə-ˈral 

as in grove

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush

the rabbit darted into the chaparral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grove
• forest
• bush
• thicket
• brushwood
• copse
• coppice
• brake
• jungle
• wood
• tangle
• brush
• bosquet
• woodland
• bosk
• scrub
• boscage
• canebrake
• hedge
• bramble
• covert
• scrubland
• stand
• woodlot
• greenwood
• wildwood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chaparral

Readers also can tell with a glance whether the risk of wildfires is rising or falling, data that is of special interest to people who live in areas close to highly flammable chaparral. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026

In the hills, in the hollows, up the draws and the old dirt logging roads, hidden in the chaparral above the fog line, growing and selling weed became a way of life, woven into the community and its economy. — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026

That’s because well-off Angelenos tend to live on mountains and hillsides and in canyons that are covered in highly flammable chaparral, which are an excellent breeding ground for rapidly spreading fires, driven by Santa Ana winds of up to 100 mph. — Todd Longwell, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025

It's been fueled by a mix of timber, chaparral and brush. — Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025