31 synonyms for forest such as boreal forest, arboretum, and backwoods. Forest is a noun, and its antonyms are desert and clearing.
Arboretum, Backwoods, Boreal forest, Bosk, Brush, Bushland, Canopy, Copse, Glade, Grove, Hinterland, Jungle, Mangrove, Nature reserve, Parkland, Plantation, Rainforest, Savannah (wooded areas), Shrubbery, Sylvan area, Taiga, Thicket, Timberland, Underbrush, Undergrowth, Verdure, Wilderness, Wildwood, Woodland, and Woods.