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land

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of land

1 a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
  • the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrantʼs unconscionable cruelties
Synonyms of land

commonwealth, country, nation, sovereignty (also sovranty), state
Words Related to land

city-state, microstate, ministate, nation-state

domain, dominion, empire, kingdom, realm, republic

duchy, dukedom, emirate, principality, seigniory (or seignory), sultanate

democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, oligarchy, sovereign (also sovran), theocracy

client state, colony, condominium, dependency, mandate, province, settlement, soil, trust territory

fatherland, homeland, motherland

great power, power, sea power, superpower, world power

welfare state
2 a broad geographical area
  • the land to the west was said to have incredibly rich soil and plentiful water
Synonyms of land

belt, corridor, neck, part(s), region, tract, zone
Words Related to land

district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory

neighborhood, vicinity
3 the solid part of our planetʼs surface as distinguished from the sea and air
  • itʼs always good to be back on dry land after a long boat ride
Synonyms of land

dirt, dust, earth, ground, soil, terra firma
Words Related to land

continent, landmass, zone

island, isthmus, mainland, peninsula

land

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of land

1 to stop at or near a place along the shore
  • the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay
Synonyms of land

anchor, dock
Words Related to land

berth, moor, tie up

beach, ground

harbor

arrive, reach, show up, turn up

debark, disembark
Phrases Synonymous with land

make port
Near Antonyms of land

embark, launch, sail
2 to get to a destination
  • we landed at the hotel just before midnight
Synonyms of land

appear, arrive, come, get in, get through, show up, turn up
Words Related to land

fetch, hit, make, reach

pull in, touch down

debark, disembark

barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in)

check in, clock (in)
Near Antonyms of land

check out, clock (out)

flee, vamoose
Antonyms of land

go, leave
3 to go ashore from a ship
  • the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda
Synonyms of land

debark, disembark
Words Related to land

beach

anchor, dock, put in
Near Antonyms of land

board, get (on)

weigh (anchor)
Antonyms of land

embark
4 to come to rest after descending from the air
  • our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away
Synonyms of land

alight, light, perch, roost, settle, touch down
Words Related to land

belly-land, crash-land
Near Antonyms of land

arise, ascend, climb, rise

float, fly, glide, plane, soar, wing

hang, hover
Antonyms of land

blast off, take off
5 to receive as return for effort
  • because of his work on the bossʼs pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise
Synonyms of land

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win
Words Related to land

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
Near Antonyms of land

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield
Antonyms of land

forfeit, lose
6 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
  • after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass
Synonyms of land

bag, capture, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Words Related to land

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

bay, corner

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

rend, wrest

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Phrases Synonymous with land

take hold (of)
Near Antonyms of land

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand
Antonyms of land

miss

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