Basin
Basin noun - A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it.
Usage example: the basin of the Great Salt Lake
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Basin
Depression
Depression noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.
Usage example: the water generally collects in the patchwork of depressions in the city plaza
Basin is a synonym for depression in thing topic. You can use "Basin" instead a noun "Depression", if it concerns topics such as hollow, valley, hole, concavity.
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Depression and Basin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/basin/depression
Basin & Depression. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/basin/depression>.
Depression or Basin. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/basin/depression.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "basin" and "depression" have occurred on timeline