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 There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms. —

Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 Iran’s energy industry depends on the landmass. —

Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026 Her ink stains cohered into easily recognizable signs—butterflies, fighter jets, bodies of water, landmasses—that were complicated by text printed atop them. —

Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 Floreana, an island spanning approximately 173 square kilometers (67 square miles), is a volcanic landmass and the southernmost point of the Galápagos archipelago. —

ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmass

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Older than Earth's continents, older than life itself, wandering through space for billions of years — an agent of chaos here for a fleeting visit.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In her final months, the woman who had sung on stages across five continents lived quietly in Irbil, in the home of her elder brother’s family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026