ISLE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

isle

noun

ˈī(-ə)l

Definition of isle next

as in island

a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

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Recent Examples of isle Like other games in the genre, players will scavenge for resources, solve unusual puzzles and fend off creatures on the isle. —

Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 Bald Head Island, North Carolina Life on Bald Head moves at a much slower pace, so get ready to trade your SUV for a golf cart—because no cars are allowed on the isle. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026 The clothing line includes winter staples such as fair-isle sweaters, wool pants, and fringe jackets. —

Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 Brazil explained that Terceira holds more festivals than all the other Azorean isles combined. —

Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for isle

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island

Noun

Lutnick, who appeared in about 10 emails in the Epstein files, has acknowledged having lunch with his family at Epstein’s private island in 2012.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Trump suggested in the aftermath of that raid that military action in Cuba might not be necessary because the island’s economy was weak enough — particularly in the absence of oil shipments from Venezuela that stopped after Maduro was taken into custody — to soon collapse on its own.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026