PLATEAU Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

plateau 1 of 2

noun

pla-ˈtō

Definition of plateau

as in mesa

a broad flat area of elevated land Native Americans have inhabited the plateau for centuries

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verb

as in to stabilize

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stabilize

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Recent Examples of plateau

Noun

The rift between the Antarctic and Australian plates runs right through the middle of this plateau. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 Then the track left the valley and started winding up to a high, dry plateau. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Verb

While those numbers may plateau or slightly decline this year, the overall trend points upward. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026 In a landscape that keeps evolving, that foundation is what separates channels that plateau from channels that break through. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plateau

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau

Noun

From coast to coast, the United States is dotted with sweeping coastal vistas, sparkling lakes, verdant national parks, towering mountains, majestic mesas and countless scenic roads that connect east to west and north to south.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of mesa

Verb

Such surplus funds, when accumulated over good years, provide great flexibility to stabilize after a catastrophic year without huge penalties, or simply create reserve funds.

— Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But with city leaders praying for tax revenues to stabilize after a turbulent few years, Councilmember Charlene Wang hopes to effectively establish a backup plan for a slow-to-recover downtown economy.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of stabilize

Noun

In the highlands of Scotland, as many as 500 firefighters have been dealing with a large blaze within ‌Cairngorms National Park since July 15.

— Reuters, NBC news, 26 July 2026
This predicament is not limited to the Wa, but also affects other regional indigenous and tribal groups, such as Karen and Hmong communities in the highlands of Thailand.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2026

Definition of highland

Noun

Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.

— John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of tableland

Noun

Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile.

— The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca.

— Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025

Definition of altiplano

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