Synonyms for bayou

Most common

river · bay · creek · lowland

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

Forms

Plural

bayous → rivers, creeks, bays, inlets…

Example sentences

• river The river that flows through London is the Thames.
• bay A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
• creek There was a creek about a mile from where we were.
• lowland Kabyle people before, call a mountain in the middle of lowland, aqbu.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bay¹

5 letters

river², creek¹, inlet²

7 letters

lowland²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (river² = 2 syllables).