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

That changes the temperature differences between the plateau and the surrounding regions. — Yongkang Xue, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 The shoulder of the plateau gave me complete cover from the snow leopard beneath. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

Order frequency continued to plateau around 4 times per year over the last three years, its prospectus showed. — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Most people plateau at 1 or 2 because the habit development beyond that is genuinely hard. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plateau

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plateau

Noun

Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 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

Economists expect Beijing to lean harder on stimulus to stabilize corporate profitability, as consolidation accelerates in sectors already facing sluggish demand, fierce competition and cutthroat price wars.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
An underlying crystal compressed the material and helped stabilize its atomic arrangement.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of stabilize

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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