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 Both areas have deep sediment soil that sit atop alluvial valleys. — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 High temperatures will be in the 90s to low 100s in the valleys, with the Antelope Valley in the 100s, and in the 70s to 80s in coastal areas, according to the National Weather Service. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Suspension bridges cross rushing rivers and steep valleys, and rest days help the body adjust before climbing higher into thinner air. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Afternoon temperatures in the desert valleys will climb into the 108 to 114 degree range, and may exceed 115 along the Colorado River Valley and 120 in Death Valley. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Set high on a dramatic plateau overlooking rugged mountains and deep valleys, Hiddn is surrounded by spectacular scenery best explored on foot. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In this landscape, valleys are where the system settles into comfortable, low-energy configurations, while peaks are high-energy configurations that are relatively unstable. — Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026 Temps are expected to reach 85 to 90 across the Southern California's coastal valleys and up to 105 for the interior valleys on Tuesday. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 July 2026 After leaving the mountains in the rearview, the Pennsylvanian begins its gradual descent into the valleys of western Pennsylvania. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for valleys

Noun

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
The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The sprawling Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers even more spectacular scenery, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails winding through rugged peaks, coastal canyons, oak woodlands, and scenic overlooks.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
With peaks up to 1,531 metres and cut through by deep gorges, these mountains are wild and spectacular, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 14 June 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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