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badland Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

An arid, barren tract of land (usually used in the plural, 'badlands'), especially in western North America, where soft sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water into steep ridges, gullies, ravines, and hoodoos.

Usage Example

"Paleontologists uncovered several intact dinosaur fossils embedded in the steep, eroded gullies of the badlands."

Strong
wasteland
barren
Weak
wilderness

• Nearby Words

baddish
badge
badger
badland
badlands
badly
badman

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Badland. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/badland
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