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 On Friday, temperatures in the valleys and along the coast will be in the upper 80s and 90s. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The most extreme conditions are expected in the Ventura and Los Angeles County valleys and mountains, particularly Santa Clarita, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The first Santa Ana winds of the season are expected to bring 20- to 40-mph winds, and gusts potentially exceeding 60 mph to valleys and coastal mountain ranges through Friday afternoon. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 What, for example, determines the topography of the hills and valleys? — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Last month, drought expanded or intensified across much of the southern Plains, Lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Peak color is usually mid-to-late October in the mountains and early November in valleys. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Unseasonably high temperatures prevail through Friday, with readings in the 90s across the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin valleys, according to National Weather Service forecasters. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with China after August’s glacier collapse unleashed landslides and a flash flood that tore through valleys. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 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

Because of the original natural beauty of this place, with its hidden side canyons, petroglyphs, and cottonwood trees, the flooding of Glen Canyon for Lake Powell has always been controversial.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
The kitchen, for example, had overhead cabinets that blocked the views of the cliffs and canyons of Topanga State Park, which stretches just beyond the living room and deck.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Cliffs teeter at 1,640 feet, before tumbling down in a flurry of vineyards and walking trails to the rushing rivers and gorges of Sil and Miño.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gorges

Noun

Set in the modern Scottish Highlands, Laird is an epic family saga in which a proud Scot defies a shadowy American billionaire (Sarsgaard) hellbent on buying up the glens.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
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

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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