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

Commercial opportunities The telltale giant golf balls at Buckley Space Force Base, on the western edge of America’s high plains, are radar domes designed to protect the sensitive antennas inside. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

Venezuela boasts a diverse range of landscapes, including deserts, plains, snow, beaches, mountains, forests. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

From the open-plan sitting room, communal dining room, library or terrace, there are views to catch of the Queen Elizabeth plains and Kazinga channel to the south, and the towering Rwenzori Mountains to the west. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026

Heat Advisory Heat builds this weekend, with highs pushing 100F today, and 100-105F across the plains Sunday. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

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

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