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Synonyms for valley

Most common

canyon ravine dell glen

All synonyms

Noun

1. Vale — an elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it

vale formal, canyon, dale UK, ravine, dell, glen, bottom US, dingle, combe

Other

hollow, clough UK US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.

    The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.

Related words

Word family
valleyside valleyward valleywards vale
Phrases
valley fever trough valley valley girl
Is a kind of
depression

Forms

Plural
valleys → vales, canyons, dales, ravines…

Example sentences

  • canyon Tom and Mary rode their horses through the canyon.
  • glen Follow that path down the glen till you get to the loch.
  • ravine Oleg was chasing after Anna through the ravine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
valleysteady
canyonrising
glenrising
ravinerising
combefalling

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

By length

4 letters
dale1, glen1, dell1, vale1
5 letters
combe1
6 letters
bottom2, canyon2, hollow2, ravine2, clough1, dingle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bottom2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
vallée
Deutsch
Tal