Antonyms for canyon
ˈkæn yəncanyon

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.4 / 5 votes

1. canyonnoun

   Synonyms:
   ravine, valley, dalles, vale, dale, gulch

2. canyonnoun

   A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

   Synonyms:
   valley, dalles, ravine, dale, vale, gulch

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1. • Ravine

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:4.7 / 3 votes

1. canyon, canonnoun

   a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

   Synonyms:
   canon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. canyonnoun

   Synonyms:
   gorge, ravine, gulch

How to use canyon in a sentence?

1. Adam Jentleson:

   Sen. McConnell is leading his members into a box canyon, they staked out an unsustainable position, and they won't be able to hold it.

2. John Nagle:

   They popularized the idea of the beauty of America, as Western exploration continued, and we encountered these places out West, including the geysers of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

3. Washington County officials:

   In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the Flood.

4. Jessica Roman:

   She was stepping out of the way for another gentleman to kind of squeeze in, and unfortunately, Colleen kind of got tripped up on her own feet and fell backwards, fell into the canyon, that was the longest, strangest, craziest two seconds of my life.

5. Graham Nash:

   I distinctly picture in my head Joni Mitchell writing at Joni Mitchell piano in our house in Laurel Canyon that we shared for a couple of years there.

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