Synonyms of landmarks

landmarks

noun

plural of landmark

as in milestones

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs

typically, people feel that turning 21 is a landmark in one's life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• milestones
• watersheds
• climaxes
• corners
• highlights
• mileposts
• turning points
• transformations
• climacterics
• crises
• metamorphoses
• emergencies
• conversions
• extremities
• turnarounds
• crushers
• crossroads
• toppers
• junctures
• breaks
• transfigurations
• exigencies
• cappers
• turnabouts
• boiling points
• conjunctures
• flash points
• breaking points
• clutches
• clinchers
• crunch times
• crunches
• heads
• zero hours
• Dunkirks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landmarks

Freight trains have been barred from operating during those hours, while decorative lighting on landmarks in Budapest has been switched off. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Adjustments were made at major tourist attractions, with evening opening hours extended at landmarks like Rome's Colosseum and Pantheon. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The traffic circle where the arch would sit is right between the two landmarks. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

The race, part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, will pass close to several major museums and historic landmarks. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

With iconic natural landmarks like El Capitan and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park has long been at the top of my travel list, and my first visit felt surreal. — Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Part of the appeal is undoubtedly the location of the streets, with Harrods, the Natural History Museum, Hyde Park, and other London landmarks in very close proximity. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

The movie also makes great use of some the city's underrepresented landmarks, like Washington Heights' adorable Little Red Lighthouse, made famous by Hildegarde Swift’s 1947 children’s book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Community leaders say the situation represents the frustrating piecemeal approach taken over the years to preserve one of the city’s most important cultural landmarks. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026