Synonyms of topography

topography

noun

tə-ˈpä-grə-fē 

as in geography

the physical features of a region as a whole

a map of the topography of the coastline shows a significant loss of wetlands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• geography
• landscape
• terrain
• geomorphology
• scenery
• chorography
• land
• landform
• terrane
• ground
• terrene

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of topography

Idefix, the size of a large shoebox, will attempt to drive around Phobos for up to 100 days while grappling with the moon’s rough topography and tenuous gravity, less than one-thousandth that of Earth’s. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

The initiative would use artificial intelligence to identify fire risk in the Foothills through data such as historical fires, prevailing winds and topography in neighborhoods. — Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026

While this is a real image, false color has been added, which allows scientists to separate different types of vegetation and topography. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds. — Andrew Fountain, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026