Synonyms of tableland

tableland

noun

ˈtā-bə(l)-ˌland 

as in plateau

a broad flat area of elevated land

to the east of the valley lies a vast, fertile tableland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plateau
• highland
• mesa
• altiplano
• dome
• upland
• table
• butte
• height
• puna
• karoo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tableland

Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026

Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands. — John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

The tableland was formed by volcanic eruptions about 700,000 years ago, according to the Bishop Chamber of Commerce and Information Center. — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025

It's located on the Cumberland Plateau — a 450-mile tableland that covers much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, with soaring sandstone walls, large boulders, and dramatic overhangs. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023

Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations. — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021

Their concerns center on Black Mesa, a tableland that rises north of the Hopi villages and that lies partly in the Navajo Reservation and partly in the Hopi Reservation. — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 7 Dec. 2020

Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019

Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019