Synonyms of forest

forest

noun

ˈfȯr-əst 

as in woodland

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area

the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woodland
• wood(s)
• forestland
• timberland
• timber
• grove
• thicket
• copse
• coppice
• stand
• scrubland
• chaparral
• brushwood
• brake
• woodlot
• plantation
• greenwood
• wildwood
• arboretum
• covert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forest

From the outside, the 18-acre campus of soundstages and back lots, nestled among the forests and mountains of County Wicklow, looks like a historic village. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Florida was fourth on the list for the most forest lost in the 28-year period scientists analyzed as part of a Clark University study — with 658,000 acres lost, or over 23,000 acres lost per year. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

The secluded property features 60 rooms—42 casitas and 18 villas—set along the beachfront or nestled within the lush forest. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026

Users can filter solutions by criteria such as whether tools take a forest-forward or product-backward approach to tracking, which regulations a tool supports, how data is collected, cost and more. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026