Synonyms of woods

woods

noun

plural of wood

as in forest

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area

deer and mountain lions live in those woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forest
• woodland
• timberland
• forestland
• timber
• grove
• arboretum
• plantation
• thicket
• copse
• coppice
• brake
• chaparral
• stand
• brushwood
• woodlot
• scrubland
• greenwood
• wildwood
• covert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of woods

Unfortunately, before the morning breaks, both the Marshal and the outlaw lay dead in the woods. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

When the Farmer destroys the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, only for events to spiral out of control as a wild beast roams the woods of Mossingham. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026

Conlon wrote a book about another 1983 kidnapping, this one human, a supermarket executive rescued in the woods here after 23 days in IRA captivity and Conlon says Shergar's captors would have found a soft landing in Leitrim. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Lizzie goes to the woods behind her home and prays, asking her father and stepmother to forgive her. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

But in order to survive the woods, Murphy will have to dig deep into his wartime past and rely on his own skills and smarts to make out it out intact. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

By the time of the Roman Empire, Europe was a mosaic of woods, grazing lands, and farms. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Over four years, Barry transformed the headquarters by replacing the sterility of the white paint with layers of organic materials (rich woods, brass, leather) and designing smaller, human-centric spaces where agents and clients could meet. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

This is all played alongside videos of nature, people doing yoga, and walking in the woods, etc. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026