Wilderness synonyms

wĭl'dər-nĭs

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barren
A tract of unproductive land, often with a scrubby growth of trees.
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jungle
Land covered with a dense growth of tropical vegetation.
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primitive area
A tract of unproductive land
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back-country
A remote part of a country
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solitude (related)
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badlands
Badlands National Park, a national park in South Dakota
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waste (related)
The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted:
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boondocks
Any remote rural or provincial region; hinterland
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the woods
A tract of unproductive land
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metropolis (antonym)
A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region:
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desert (related)
A large, dry, barren region, usually having sandy or rocky soil and little or no vegetation. Water lost to evaporation and transpiration in a desert exceeds the amount of precipitation; most deserts average less than 25 cm (9.75 inches) of precipitation each year, concentrated in short local bursts. Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's surface, with the principal warm deserts located mainly along the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, where warm, rising equatorial air masses that have already lost most of their moisture descend over the subtropical regions. Cool deserts are located at higher elevations in the temperate regions, often on the lee side of a barrier mountain range where the prevailing winds drop their moisture before crossing the range.
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forest (related)
A forest is defined as a large area that has many trees and other plants, or a dense area that is like a forest.
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bush
(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
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outback
Any remote, sparsely settled region thought of as uncivilized
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wild (related)
A wilderness or wasteland
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nifki (related)
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himalayas (related)
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semi-desert (related)
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mountain (related)
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namib (related)
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desolate (related)
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high-country (related)
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sahara (related)
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the north woods
A tract of unproductive land
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primeval-forest
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.
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wasteland
Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance:
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wildness
The quality of being wild or untamed
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rich (related)
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
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gobi (related)
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uninhabited region
A tract of unproductive land
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city (antonym)
The commercial or entertainment district of such a population center
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wastelands
Plural form of wasteland
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wastes
Plural form of waste
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Find another word for wilderness. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wilderness, like: barren, jungle, primitive area, back-country, solitude, badlands, waste, boondocks, the woods, metropolis and desert.
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Wilderness Sentence Examples

  • The battle of the Wilderness (q.v.) went on for two days, with little advantage to either side.

  • So long as the intervening territory was a wilderness no effort was made to define the boundary line.

  • We will teach you how to survive in the wilderness.

  • His African experiences suggested The African Colony (1903), A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), and Prester John (1910).

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