Definition for Plateau:

• [ Fr.] ( Geog.) An extensive plain at a considerable height above the sea ; a table-land.

Synonyms for Plateau:

• n.

  •
  • elevation,
  • run,
  • attain,
  • enter,
  • come to,
  • overtake,
  • hill,
  • come,
  • push,
  • touch,
  • fulfill.
  •
  • delay,
  • interlude,
  • interval,
  • pause,
  • interruption,
  • grade,
  • degree,
  • break,
  • cooling-off period,
  • halt,
  • step,
  • recess,
  • rung,
  • intermission.
  •
  • sweep.
  •extent (noun)
  • extent,
  • acreage,
  • scope,
  • measure,
  • stretch,
  • scale,
  • zone,
  • space,
  • leeway,
  • plane,
  • range,
  • volume,
  • area,
  • region,
  • field,
  • span,
  • territory,
  • length,
  • neighborhood,
  • room,
  • dimension,
  • reach.
  •plain (noun)
  • champaigns,
  • open countries,
  • flatlands.
  •plateau (noun)
  • tableland.
  •prairie (noun)
  • pampas,
  • prairie,
  • veld,
  • steppe,
  • countryside,
  • desert,
  • mesa,
  • savanna,
  • flatness.
  •table (noun)
  • table,
  • tablelands,
  • uplands.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • subcontinent,
  • land mass,
  • the mainland,
  • upland,
  • highland.
  •
  • swathe,
  • swath.
  •
  • tract.
  •
  • waste.
  •towering
  • mountain.

Paraphrases for Plateau:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    upland.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    shelf, highlands.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    plate, turntable, mower, altitude, set.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    continental.
  • Proper noun, singular
    continental.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    platter, shelf.

Plateau Sentence Examples:

• Finally he came out on a narrow plateau - like level and heard the roar of water far below him.

• We came to a little plateau of rock just as the night was falling, and determined to remain there.

Hypernym for Plateau:

• n.

  • object
    bench, terrace, table, mesa.

Hyponym for Plateau:

• n.

  • object
    upland, highland.