VALLEY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

valley

noun

ˈva-lē

Definition of valley

as in canyon

an area of lowland between hills or mountains the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises

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Recent Examples of valley As the Democrats have consolidated, the Republicans in the valley have struggled with internal differences over whether to stand with Trump or tack to the center. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026 Bakersfield, at the southern end of the valley, is an agricultural and oil production hub. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026 Brown lost the valley, and the race, to Bernie Moreno, a luxury-car dealer from suburban Cleveland, in the most expensive non-Presidential election in American history, according to AdImpact. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026 The device reproduced the fingerprint's tiny ridges and valleys, demonstrating an impressive spatial resolution of 30 micrometers (847 dpi). — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for valley

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Noun

The Montrose County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said the body was found on the floor of the park’s Black Canyon, where many trails run along steep 2,000-foot drop-offs and access to the inner canyon is limited.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The visitor favorite, the Canyon Loop Trail, is an accessible, easy-to-moderate, two-and-a-half-mile walk that loops around its nine canyons.

— Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

Outside, the rocky surfaces of the gorge’s walls alternate between light and shadow while the river glints in the midday sun.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
For years, a leopard roamed the high mountain ridges and deep gorges in the sparsely populated region of southern Armenia.

— Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of gorge

Noun

Set in the modern Scottish Highlands, Laird is an epic family saga in which a proud Scot, Drummoch (Branagh), defies a shadowy American billionaire, Peter Bergstrom (Sarsgaard), hellbent on buying up the glens.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Travelers familiar with Scotland’s Isle of Skye may recognize this recipe for remote luxury, though rather than craggy cliffs and emerald-green glens, Noirmoutier is closer to a little slice of California.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of glen

Noun

The Heavenly Gate rests at the top tip of the ear, just above the triangular hollow, according to Avenue Five Institute.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
The hollow of its nose had been fitted with a small black cage in which the bat—his bat, their bat, his and the dog’s—was crashing around.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hollow

Noun

Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
But Mary’s journey takes her far beyond that familiar estate — to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

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