Meaning & use
forested
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
Covered with a large area of trees or forest.
Grammar: Usually not compared; you say a forested area, not a more forested area, except in special technical use.
Patterns
- a forested area
- heavily forested
- densely forested
The northern part of the country is heavily forested.
They walked through a forested valley for several hours.
Much of the island remains forested despite years of logging.
adjectivenot comparabletechnical
Planted with trees, especially as part of a planned area or restoration project.
Grammar: Used before a noun to describe land that has been planted with trees.
Patterns
- newly forested land
- a forested hillside
- recently forested areas
The newly forested hillside will help prevent soil erosion.
Local groups have created forested buffer zones around the river.
The map shows both natural and planted forested regions.
Common combinations
- heavily forested
- The province is heavily forested and difficult to cross on foot.
- densely forested
- Densely forested areas can be hard to map from the air.
- forested area
- The fire spread quickly through the forested area.
- forested landscape
- The region has a green, forested landscape.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wooded
- Wooded is close in meaning and often used for smaller areas or areas with scattered trees; forested suggests a larger, denser forest.
- afforested
- Afforested is a technical term meaning trees have been planted on land that previously had none; forested is more general.
Opposites
Word family
- forest noun
- A large area covered mainly with trees.
- forestry noun
- The science or practice of managing forests.
- deforested adjective
- Having had its forests removed.
Commonly confused: forested or deforested?
forested vs deforested
Forested means covered with trees; deforested means the trees have been cut down or removed.
Practice
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The hills are ___ with pine trees, so the view is very green.
Choose one answer.
Forested is the adjective that means covered with trees. Deforested means the trees have been removed, forest is a noun, and forestry is the practice of managing forests.
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