Synonyms for canyon

Most common

valley · gorge · ravine · gulch · canon · dalles

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

Related words

Phrases

canyon oak

Other spellings

cañon cañón

Forms

Plural

canyons → gorges, ravines, gulches, valleys…

Example sentences

• valley They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.
• gorge Ironbridge Gorge is a Unesco world heritage site.
• ravine Oleg was chasing after Anna through the ravine.
• canon Is it possible that all three timelines are canon?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

dale¹, dell¹, vale¹

5 letters

canon², gorge¹, gulch¹

6 letters

valley², ravine², dalles

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canon² = 2 syllables).