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 Participants can inquire about renting an entire house or a single room, and all have access to a fully outfitted co-working space with common areas, meeting rooms, and a terrace overlooking the valley. — Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 Avid hiker Bob Siegel spends hours exploring nature trails that wind around mountain ridges and stoop through valley floors. — Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 However, this prior work did not account for the shelter that hills and valleys might supply on the moon. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Then Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge arrived on 600 acres of remote rainforest and river valleys on Vancouver Island. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for valley

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Noun

Canine teams also have been used in the search through steep canyons and dense vegetation.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Defending Big Bend At Santa Elena Canyon, local river guide Billy Miller speaks into a megaphone – his voice slightly bouncing off the canyon walls.

— Carlos Morales, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Riders pass waterfalls, deep gorges, alpine lakes, historic sites, and sweeping mountain views while climbing nearly 3,000 feet.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Many routes through Orlias Gorge begin near Dion at the tiny chapel of Agios Konstantinos, followed by a short forest hike into the gorge.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gorge

Noun

The series will follow a local estate owner, the Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh), who challenges the ambitions of an American billionaire intent on buying up large swaths of the glens.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Set in the modern Scottish Highlands, Laird is an epic family saga in which a proud Scot defies a shadowy American billionaire hellbent on buying up the glens.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of glen

Noun

These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
For hornbills, breeding begins when the female enters a hollow in a large tree trunk, and the pair seals the entrance with mud, fruit pulp and droppings with a narrow slit.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 July 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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