Synonyms of prairies

prairies

noun

plural of prairie

as in plains

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

you can see for miles in every direction on the prairie

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prairies

About 60,000 acres of the swamp are shallow, watery prairies covered with grass, sedges and other aquatic plants rooted in thick beds of peat. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

The cross-country route carries passengers through the forests and lakes of northern Ontario, the prairies of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and into the dramatic mountain landscapes of Alberta and British Columbia. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Despite the first season ending with the Ingalls leaving their Kansas home, the cast won’t be leaving the Canadian prairies quite yet. — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Nearly 1,500 butterflies will be released back into prairies in Michigan and Manitoba in July. — Ray Campos, CBS News, 26 June 2026

State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Prairie massasaugas are a subspecies of the western massasaugas and are endangered in Missouri, living in wet prairies or bottomlands with lots of crayfish burrows and grass. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

The Indiana Wildlife Federation also sells kits that contain a selection of species curated to build out shady areas, prairies or monarch habitats. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 8 June 2026

Look for Wildlife Throughout the park, bison lumber along the road and prairies, while feral horses flounce about the buttes. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026