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 The rupture released a torrent of ice, mud, rock, and water that built up and then burst through the region’s narrow valleys and waterways. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The rocks and melted water suddenly swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing torrents of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Many flood-prone valleys in the country have warning alarms, but as NPR has reported, the government has struggled to keep up with the cost of maintaining the systems. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Nepal is a country of jagged, towering peaks with sheer slopes sweeping down to narrow valleys, cut through by powerful rivers. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 But monitoring thousands of glaciers, steep slopes and river valleys across the Himalayan arc is extremely difficult. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Ahmad grew up in Kashmir, a region in India’s northwest abutting the Himalayas, replete with vast valleys, glassy mountain lakes, and purple iris and cyan forget-me-nots. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have observed changes including fewer bees and other pollinators, and sagebrush encroaching in valleys once dominated by wildflowers. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 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

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Noun

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
Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

Officials briefly closed a portion of the scenic coastal route Thursday afternoon as firefighters scrambled to keep the flames from running through canyons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

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

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

The mother and daughter are among 90 Americans missing after the devastating landslide and flood, which tore through steep mountain gorges near the Nepal-China border and surged downstream along a river, wiping out entire villages.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Nepal's mountainous terrain, dotted with deep valleys and narrow gorges, makes rescue and relief operations challenging.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of gorges

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 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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