Synonyms for forest

Synonyms for (noun) forest

Synonyms: wood, woods, forest

Definition: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Similar words: botany, flora, vegetation

Definition: all the plant life in a particular region or period

Usage: Pleistocene vegetation; the flora of southern California; the botany of China


Synonyms: forest, timber, timberland, woodland

Definition: land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Similar words: biome

Definition: a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate


Similar words: land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth

Definition: the solid part of the earth's surface

Usage: the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground


Synonyms for (verb) forest

Synonyms: afforest, forest

Definition: establish a forest on previously unforested land

Usage: afforest the mountains

Similar words: set, plant

Definition: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

Usage: Let's plant flowers in the garden


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