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

The plane landed upright in the water and was being towed back to a dock, the FDNY said. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Rafael Devers hit two homers, the latter being a 463-foot shot that landed in the upper deck. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for Midway Airport also confirmed that the flight landed safely. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Midway through the bout, Mason landed a hard straight shot that seemed to have broken Bell’s nose. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

During Friday's public feeding, a butterfly landed on one of the group members, whose mother had recently died. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 29 June 2026

The decision led her to commit to Florida State University’s beach volleyball team at the age of 14, where her sister and her current beach partner, Alaina Chacon, also landed. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

So, of course, the first pitch Peterson threw in his Cubs debut Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers landed over the center-field wall. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

After taking a lot of heat (lower case) over the years for failed attempts on big signings, Pat Riley finally landed another whale in Giannis. — Greg Cote june 28, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026