Synonyms and antonyms of Valleys in American Thesaurus

arroyo (noun)

a narrow valley in a North or South American desert that is usually dry but carries water during a rain storm

basin (noun)

a large area of the Earth’s surface that is lower than the surrounding area

box canyon (noun)

a valley with steep straight sides at each end

canyon (noun)

a long deep valley with very steep sides made of rock

dale (noun)

an old word meaning “valley”

dell (noun)

literary a small valley

glen (noun)

British a valley, especially in Scotland

gorge (noun)

a deep valley with high straight sides where a river has cut through rock

gulch (noun)

American a long narrow valley with very steep sides that used to have water flowing quickly along it but is now usually dry

gulley ()

another spelling of gully

gully (noun)

a long narrow valley with steep sides

kloof (noun)

South African a deep valley with high straight sides, usually where trees grow; a gully

nullah (noun)

Indian English a valley that is dry for most of the year, but full of water in the monsoon (=season of rain)

ravine (noun)

a very deep narrow valley with steep sides

rift valley (noun)

a valley with steep sides, produced when the land between two parallel cracks in the ground sinks

trench (noun)

a long narrow valley in the ground under the ocean

trough (noun)

a low area between two high waves or hills

vale (noun)

literary a valley

valley (noun)

a low area of land between mountains or hills, usually with a river flowing through it

wadi (noun)

a stream in North Africa or the Middle East that is usually dry unless it has just rained