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 Once the surfaces were smoothed, these strong readings vanished, revealing that regions long believed to be fast lanes for ion transport were actually just microscopic valleys on the material’s surface. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Nepal is especially vulnerable because much of its population and infrastructure sits in steep valleys below unstable mountain slopes. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Glaciers, once solid ice, have been transformed into lakes at risk of spilling into river valleys with devastating consequences. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026 The peaks are dark and snow-capped, the valleys deep and glacial. — Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for valley

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Noun

Standing on stilts near the top of the canyon, it is surrounded by brush and dirt on either side and is more than 200 feet from the nearest house north of Mulholland.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The statue was modeled after a real burro that lived in the canyon in the early 20th century.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of canyon

Noun

Many more were imperiled by muddy water racing through the narrow ravines, sparking frantic rescue missions for dozens.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
The helicopter then returned to the ravine and carried out the same technical maneuver to bring the second climber to safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Natural Beauty Beauty is born from nature in Greece due to an incredibly diverse landscape replete with everything from mountains, lakes, forests, and caves to craters, coasts, gorges, and volcanoes.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Picture show The bridge-building nonprofit Fika is connecting communities in Rwanda separated by rivers and gorges.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 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

The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 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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