jungle

Definitions

An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics.

A wild, tangled mass of vegetation or objects.

A place or situation characterized by ruthless competition and struggle for survival.

Examples

The explorers hacked their way through the dense, overgrown jungle.

The city felt like a concrete jungle after living in the quiet countryside for so long.

Synonyms

rainforest wilderness thicket tangle undergrowth bush wild

Antonyms

city desert clearing civilization barren land metropolis open field