Synonyms of valleys

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ravines
• canyons
• hollows
• gorges
• glens
• vales
• dales
• gullies
• gulches
• denes
• basins
• depressions
• dells
• bowls
• combes
• rift valleys
• kloofs
• dingles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mountains
• peaks
• mounts
• summits
• heights
• pinnacles
• alps
• plateaus
• mountaintops
• tablelands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of valleys

The worst came during the early hours of July 28, when heavy rains fell on already soggy ground, running down steep hills into narrow river valleys — a perfect recipe for fast, devastating flooding. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The mountains and far interior could see an additional 3 to 6 degrees of warming Wednesday, and there’s a 40% chance the warmest valleys could reach triple digits Friday or Saturday, according to the forecast. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

Neither its stainless-steel peaks nor its ceramic nonstick valleys will develop a seasoning in the same way a carbon steel or cast-iron pan would. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

This disposition that will serve the character well in the valleys of despair the story will soon unexpectedly plunge her into. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026

Historic Hills Scenic Byway Iowa Autumn color paints the valleys and family farms between the Villages of Van Buren County, seven historic burgs punctuating this quiet 105-mile drive along the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

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

It’s set on a remote farm nestled high in the Rocky Mountains in the early 1950s, and the images — of jutting peaks and plunging valleys, of endless stretches of pine, of the craggy frosted grandeur of it all — are vivid enough to carry you away. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026