VALLEY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VALLEY?

Need another word that means the same as “valley”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “valley” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Valley” are: vale, dale

Valley as a Noun

Definitions of "Valley" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “valley” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
• An internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.
• A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

Synonyms of "Valley" as a noun (2 Words)

dale	An open river valley (in a hilly area.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.

Usage Examples of "Valley" as a noun

• The Thames Valley.
• The valley floor.

Associations of "Valley" (30 Words)

beck	A beckoning gesture.
brae	A steep bank or hillside. A figure was spied struggling up the brae.
canyon	A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America. The Grand Canyon.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Teachers who are able to cascade their experience effectively.
chasm	A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. A chasm a mile long.
cliff	A steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town.
earthen	(of a floor or structure) made of compressed earth. On shelves sat earthen jugs.
foothill	A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
gorge	The passage between the pharynx and the stomach. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
gradient	The rate of such a change. A five degree gradient.
hammock	A small natural hill.
hill	Form into a hill. If frost threatens our new plants we hill them up.
hillock	A small natural hill.
hummock	A hump or ridge in an ice field.
incised	Cut into with a sharp instrument. An incised design.
mound	A small natural hill. The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow.
precipice	A very steep cliff. We swerved toward the edge of the precipice.
precipitant	A cause or stimulus which precipitates a particular condition. Depression may be a precipitant in many cases.
precipitous	Extremely steep. The track skirted a precipitous drop.
ravine	A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water.
ridge	Form into a ridge. The North East ridge of Everest.
rift	A major fault separating blocks of the earth s surface a rift valley. In the Cretaceous two microcontinents were rifted off northern Africa and drifted northwards towards Eurasia.
river	A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea a lake or another river. The river was navigable for 50 miles.
steep	A steep mountain slope. A steep membership fee.
stream	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. Sunlight streamed through the windows.
thames	The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.
waterfall	A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.