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

The route passes through diverse landscapes, including forests, prairies, lakes, and the Rocky Mountains, with stops in cities like Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Jasper. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026

Covering 3,652 acres along the Wabash River, the Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area stretches across prairies, bottomland forests, and wetlands restored from farmland in 2010. — Brian Garrido, Midwest Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Most don’t associate cryptocurrency with rural states such as South Dakota, with its Great Plains and drift prairies. — K.h. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 6 Aug. 2026

Davis’s journey to San Jose began on his parents’ farm in Osage County, a land of hills, prairies and the Osage Nation. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Stroll along miles of trails through Mesquite Thornscrub, brackish wetlands, prairies and explore freshwater pods while looking for birds, snakes, reptiles, and fish that live in the native habitats. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 28 July 2026

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

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