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Synonyms for ravine

Most common

valley canyon gorge gully canada gulch defile crevasse

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

Related words

Phrases
ravine deer

Forms

Plural
ravines → canyons, valleys, gorges, gullies…

Example sentences

  • valley They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.
  • canyon Tom and Mary rode their horses through the canyon.
  • gorge Ironbridge Gorge is a Unesco world heritage site.
  • gully I fell over a ledge of rock into a gully below.
  • canada Canada is really big and there are lots of people.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ravinerising
valleysteady
canyonrising
gorgesteady
gullysteady
canadasteady

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

By length

4 letters
pass1, dell1
5 letters
gorge1, gully2, gulch1
6 letters
canada3, valley2, canyon2, clough1, defile
8 letters
crevasse2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gully2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ravin
Italiano
burrone
Español
barranco
Deutsch
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Català
barranc