Synonyms of forests

forests

noun

plural of forest

as in woods

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area

the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woods
• woodlands
• forestlands
• timberlands
• groves
• timbers
• thickets
• copses
• coppices
• plantations
• stands
• woodlots
• brakes
• scrublands
• arboretums
• coverts
• wildwoods
• chaparrals
• greenwoods
• brushwoods

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forests

Venture to Northwest Florida—also known as Florida's Panhandle—where the Emerald Coast’s sugar-white sands meet the maritime forests of South Walton. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

In Southeast Asia, wildfires are torching forests and peatlands in Indonesia, sending up plumes of toxic haze. — Edna Tarigan, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

At the same time, as the Burke Museum notes, the low-lying forests of nut and beech trees the birds depended on were cleared for farmland as settlement spread west. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

At full scale, one public dollar could mobilize roughly four private dollars to keep tropical forests standing. — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Great Mountain Forest is among the Northeast sites selected for the study, which examines how healthier, more diverse forests can better support native bee populations. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

The agency encourages property owners to remove certain trees around homes for defensible-space purposes and works to thin forests throughout the Tahoe Basin to reduce wildfire risk. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Some of her other drawings show animals disorientated in burning forests. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026