Synonyms for undergrowth
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
The hikers pushed through thick undergrowth.
Forms
- Plural
- undergrowths → underbrushes, understories, underwoods…
Example sentences
- underbrush The centipede scurried through the dense underbrush.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| undergrowth | rising | |
| underwood | falling | |
| underbrush | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- underwood3
- 10 letters
- understory4, underbrush3
- 11 letters
- understorey
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (underwood3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- broussailles
- Español
- maleza