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

Plum and taupe carpets and warm woods make for an inviting space; an accent wall of floral wallpaper adds a little personality. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Thomas frequently deploys the club on courses where traditional 3-woods aren't needed off the deck, and used this mini-driver as a dependable secondary tee option that carries further than a 3-wood. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Scavengers head into the woods searching for the best mushrooms to bring home and fry up. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 29 July 2026

The crowd lustily makes known its approval, clapping and cheering and spilling out of the park and through the woods comparing favorite tracks and excitedly talking about the set. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Summer meant waiting until those wild berry bushes hidden in the woods near grandma’s house were finally ripe for the picking. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026

Stuck together, wandering through thick green woods for days, the conversation between Sam and Paul drifts in an increasingly disturbing direction. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026