LANDMASS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

landmass

noun

ˈland-ˌmas

as in continent

one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass

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Recent Examples of landmass This is a recognizably topological result — the size of each of the city’s landmasses doesn’t matter, nor does the length of the bridges between them. —

Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026 Thankfully, New Yorkers have recently been freed from the agonizing personal calculus of whether to air-freight burritos across the landmass of North America. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 This was a moment where an enormous landmass of the American electorate shifted. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Now that mosquitoes are confirmed to have a presence in Iceland, Antarctica is the only remaining mosquito-free landmass on Earth. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmass

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Its combat deployments across multiple continents have cemented its reputation as one of the most effective attack helicopters ever fielded by a European nation.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
Citigroup, Four Seasons, Lyft, media companies, and hospitality assets across four continents.

— Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 8 June 2026