Synonyms for lowland

Most common

marsh · moor · bog · fen · flood plain · alluvial plain

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

highland, upland, highlands

All antonyms of lowland →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

   The lowland region was prone to flooding during the rainy season.

Forms

Plural

lowlands → marshes, fens, moors, bogs…

Example sentences

• marsh Sami wanted to dump Layla's body in the marsh.
• moor Go back, and never set foot upon the moor again.
• bog The skyscraper is expected to sink into the bog.
• fen FEN does not carry domestic news.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bog¹, fen¹

4 letters

flat¹, moor¹

5 letters

marsh¹, bayou²

6 letters

slough¹, morass²

10 letters

bottomland

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bayou² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

plaine

Deutsch

Ebene

Català

plana