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

Of all the activities offered, from archery to rafting and chocolate tasting, the most popular by far is horseback riding from the hotel’s historic stables through the trails and forests surrounding. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Yam says scientists are bracing for a potential die off of California’s iconic kelp forests. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Beyond the microbes, mudflats, mangrove forests, and salt marshes help protect shorelines from erosion and storm surges. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

That makes the remaining relatively intact tracts especially important to preserve, according to conservation groups, particularly in a state like Illinois that has lost much of its native forests. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

For a long time, Turner thought the wildfires from that summer 38 years ago represented how forests could and would recover. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

But his plan largely extends an agenda of emissions cuts and financing tropical forests. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The first forests had spread across the land, dominated by the earliest woody trees, called Cladoxylopsida. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026