Synonyms of moor

moor 1 of 2

noun

ˈmu̇r 

1

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

as she wanders the windswept moor, the novel's heroine vows that she will never marry the vicar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prairie
• steppe
• plain
• grassland
• meadow
• pampa
• savanna
• veld
• tundra
• heath
• lea
• campo
• llano
• field
• champaign
• down(s)
• lowland
• plateau
• upland
• flat
• floodplain
• bottomland
• tableland
• table
• bottom

2

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

a mysterious figure who was said to have haunted the moors of southwest England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marsh
• wetland
• swamp
• bog
• fen
• slough
• marshland
• wash
• mud
• muskeg
• swampland
• morass
• mire
• swale
• sludge
• muck
• quagmire
• ooze
• slime
• guck
• slop
• slush

moor

2 of 2

verb

as in to fasten

to put securely in place or in a desired position

moored the boat to the dock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fasten
• secure
• anchor
• clamp
• hitch
• catch
• set
• fix
• lodge
• wedge
• stuff
• embed
• implant
• entrench
• ingrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• loosen
• unfasten
• extract
• pull
• prize
• unloose
• tear (out)
• unfix
• pry
• uproot
• unloosen
• wrest
• yank
• root (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moor

Noun

Neil Hagdorn heard the cracking of the land, the rush of water as if a landslide were spilling down from the treeless moor hills to the east. — Literary Hub, 9 July 2026

As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026

Verb

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river. — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

The boys sailed into Da Nang Harbor at night, then moored to a giant tanker in a Russian naval base. — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026