Synonyms of promontory

promontory

noun

1

as in peninsula

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast

stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• headland
• point
• cape
• ness
• levee
• spit
• breakwater
• jetty
• foreland

2

as in cape

an area of land that juts out into a body of water

Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• cape
• point
• headland
• arm
• spit
• ness
• foreland
• breakwater
• jetty