Synonyms of landed

landed 1 of 2

adjective

as in grounded

Related Words

• grounded
• stranded
• beached
• aground
• high and dry
• alongshore

Dissimilar Words

• offshore
• afloat

landed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of land

1

as in arrived

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrived
• anchored
• docked
• made port
• moored
• grounded
• tied up
• berthed
• beached
• disembarked
• reached
• harbored
• debarked
• turned up
• showed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launched
• sailed
• embarked

2

as in came

to get to a destination

we landed at the hotel just before midnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrived
• came
• appeared
• got through
• turned up
• got in
• showed up
• hit
• reached
• fetched
• disembarked
• made
• pulled in
• burst (in or into)
• touched down
• debarked
• checked in
• blew in
• waltzed (in)
• breezed (in)
• clocked (in)
• barged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• went
• checked out
• fled
• clocked (out)
• vamoosed

3

as in disembarked

to go ashore from a ship

the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disembarked
• docked
• anchored
• debarked
• put in
• beached

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• got (on)
• embarked
• boarded
• weighed (anchor)

4

as in perched

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 & Similar Words

• perched
• alighted
• settled
• lit
• roosted
• touched down
• crash-landed
• belly-landed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• climbed
• arose
• ascended
• took off
• flew
• floated
• soared
• glided
• blasted off
• hung
• winged
• hovered
• planed

5

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• won
• gained
• reaped
• garnered
• made
• got
• obtained
• secured
• realized
• attained
• acquired
• procured
• captured
• carried
• drew
• brought in
• achieved
• bagged
• came by
• pulled down
• knocked down
• scored
• netted
• accomplished
• occupied
• accumulated
• amassed
• cleared
• caught
• regained
• grossed
• annexed
• recaptured
• notched (up)
• racked up
• picked up
• took over
• remade
• reacquired
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• paid
• gave
• granted
• forfeited
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

6

as in grabbed

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 & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• snatched
• seized
• got
• captured
• snagged
• trapped
• nabbed
• snared
• netted
• hooked
• grappled
• nailed
• corralled
• rapped
• copped
• bagged
• took hold (of)
• snapped (up)
• collared
• clutched
• glommed
• held
• arrested
• grasped
• nobbled
• roped
• secured
• apprehended
• gripped
• cornered
• detained
• lassoed
• clasped
• gloved
• kidnapped
• wrested
• rent
• ensnared
• fastened (on)
• meshed
• abducted
• entrapped
• latched (on or onto)
• enmeshed
• fisted
• entangled
• haltered
• bayed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• dropped
• liberated
• loosened
• unhanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landed

Verb

Penta hit a Mexican Destroyer on Chad Gable and the two landed awkwardly. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

As the sport continues to process Skubal joining the Dodgers in a late Saturday trade, reactions from rival executives have landed somewhere between resignation and frustration. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

After moving to New York after college in 2009, Ian started looking for a creative way to avoid paying rent, and landed on the idea of living aboard a sailboat. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

The crash came after a possible mishap between two similar Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, the second of which landed safely, Defense One reported. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026

As for this year’s nominee totals, PBS SoCal landed 29 nominations; KABC/ABC7 received 21, Univision outlet KMEX received 20, Telemundo’s KVEA had 18, KNBC/NBC4 landed 15 and Spectrum News 1 had 10. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 July 2026

In the cycle event, Keegan fell off his bike and landed very painfully. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 25 July 2026

Bracey of course landed the role of Charles Ingalls in Netflix’s adaptation of Little House, based on Laura Ingalls Widler’s semi-autobiographical novels of her childhood. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026