VALLEYS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

valleys

noun

plural of valley

as in ravines

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 valleys If successful, the work could help future missions explore areas that are difficult for conventional rovers to reach, including deep valleys and underground environments. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026 Across the West, the outlook favors snow in the Rocky Mountains and at higher elevations in California, while depicting valleys and lower-lying areas as less certain. — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Some snow could mix in with rain in the valleys of the Interior Northeast. — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Most valleys and low elevations of New England will not see snow. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 Luckily this shouldn’t be much of a problem, as thousands of caribou were migrating through this snowy stretch of rolling hills and wide valleys at the northern edge of the Brooks Range, within the largest bowhunting-only area on the continent. — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2026 Leadville Railroad When in town, hop aboard the Leadville Railroad for a scenic journey through the high-country valleys and mining areas around the San Isabel National Forest. — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2026 Wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph are forecast in mountain areas, with widespread gusty winds expected across valleys and mountain communities. — City News Service, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026 Along the edge of the fantastically thin solar crescent, the brilliant orange points known as Baily’s Beads flash and disappear—the last fragments of photospheric light visible through deep lunar valleys. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

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Noun

This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta.

— Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of ravines

Noun

Its sparsely populated landscape of desert, mountains and river canyons has historically recorded fewer migrant apprehensions than other parts of the southern border.

— Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 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 canyons

Noun

Over a career spanning five decades, von Rydingsvard transformed humble four-by-four chunks of wood into towering shapes whose puzzling bumps and hollows gave them the aura of ancient living beings.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026
Particularly for a character like this, who is literally a servant and has to exist in the hollows created by other people in that world — that’s a very useful tool for me as an actor.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

Despite his injury, the adult male managed to navigate rugged mountain terrain and deep gorges before a trail camera captured evidence of his arrival in Georgia.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 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 gorges

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 glens

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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