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woodland

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of woodland

a dense growth of trees and shrubs covering a large area

  • the house is perched atop a hill amid a stretch of dense woodland
Synonyms of woodland

forest, forestland, timber, timberland, wood(s)
Words Related to woodland

brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert, grove, scrubland, stand, thicket

greenwood, wildwood

woodlot

arboretum, plantation

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