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

That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Over the last 100 years, the coyote has spread from the western plains and midwestern United States to the Northeast, DEEP officials said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

The plan covers investigating Xia-Shang civilizations dating from 2000 BC to 1000 BC, and continued excavations at important sites such as Sanxingdui in Sichuan, Erlitou in the central plains, and Yinxu, the capital of the late Shang dynasty. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Instead, it’s covered mostly in grassy plains and looks more like Ireland. — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Before the discovery, scientists had assumed the cat hunted pronghorn on open plains. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

Behind the storm, colder overnight temperatures could bring the first freeze of the season to much of Colorado's eastern plains. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Block after block of hulking data centers – both new and under construction – rise up seemingly out of nowhere from rolling plains and fields of sunflowers and sorghum. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026