Synonyms of plains

plains

noun

plural of plain

1

as in prairies

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

the first settlers in that area lived on the vast plains in lonely log cabins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prairies
• steppes
• grasslands
• savannas
• pampas
• meadows
• moors
• llanos
• tundras
• downs
• heaths
• fields
• velds
• lowlands
• leas
• campos
• champaigns
• plateaus
• uplands
• floodplains
• bottomlands
• tablelands
• flats
• tables
• bottoms

2

as in expanses

a wide space or area

the vast plains of snow-covered earth that seemed to stretch endlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanses
• expansions
• stretches
• distances
• sheets
• lengths
• reaches
• fields
• wastes
• territories
• depths
• breadths
• spreads
• extents
• domains
• sweeps
• spectra
• spheres
• scales
• latitudes
• ranges
• voids
• scopes
• immensities
• extensions
• gamuts
• magnitudes
• spans
• amplitudes
• compasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plains

Rounding out the top three was Kenya’s Maasai Mara, where sunrise transforms the sprawling savannah into a sea of golden light as majestic wildlife—think lions, elephants, giraffes—roam the plains. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

The shaggy bovines of the plains and boreal forests were nearly hunted to extinction in a frenzy of killing that decimated their population. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Temperatures from the northern plains to the Northeast will likely see warming. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

That being said, Spain’s expansive rural plains and coastal viewpoints are well poised for good viewing. — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

The pampa — vast, treeless plains — and desert landscape has changed dramatically in recent decades, starting with the great copper boom of the 1990s. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

The energy Lionel Messi spent his summer — perhaps his final World Cup — surrounded by not the beaches of Miami, but the plains of Kansas City. — Sam McDowell 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

But when fire conditions spike, AI algorithms will automatically recalculate the region’s electricity flow, diverting power away from fragile forest lines and routing it through safer plains or underground urban corridors. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026