Synonyms for savannah

Most common

prairie · plateau · steppe · pampas · meadow

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

Related words

Other spellings

savanna

Forms

Plural

savannahs → prairies, steppes, plateaus, meadows…

Example sentences

• prairie Nothing but grass was to be seen in the prairie.
• plateau There are cinnamon trees on the castle plateau.
• steppe Vladimir will stay with the herd in the steppe.
• meadow Your sentences were like a green meadow in winter.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

plain¹

6 letters

meadow², steppe¹, pampas²

7 letters

prairie², plateau²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meadow² = 2 syllables).