KnowraSynclineLinked fromLinked fromThe 3 pages that link to Syncline, each with the reason it gives.All 3Broader topic 1Compared with 2AnticlineCompared with: It is the downward-arching counterpart to an anticline.Fold mountainsBroader topic: Synclines commonly alternate with anticlines in folded strata.Structural basinCompared with: A syncline also has inward-dipping strata, but its geometry is a fold rather than a broad basin.