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

New satellite missions and increasingly sophisticated mapping techniques continue improving scientists’ understanding of global forests every year. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Over 800 wildfires are burning through forests in Canada, creating heavy smoke that could potentially affect millions of Americans this week. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 July 2026

The move seems especially poised to hit California, the most biodiverse state in the country, where more than 6,700 species are spread across mountains, forests, deserts and oceans. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, through the cedar forests of the Kii Peninsula, is its spiritual (and slightly more arduous) sibling. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

By the early 1990s, 90 percent of the Willamette’s old-growth forests had already been chopped down and rendered into sundecks and pleasure boats. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026