Synonyms of lands

lands 1 of 2

noun

plural of land

1

as in states

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government

the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• states
• nations
• countries
• kingdoms
• commonwealths
• republics
• provinces
• empires
• sovereignties
• homelands
• domains
• settlements
• democracies
• ministates
• realms
• monarchies
• dominions
• dictatorships
• principalities
• sovereigns
• soil
• dukedoms
• duchies
• colonies
• nation-states
• city-states
• emirates
• seigniories
• trust territories
• microstates
• sultanates
• mandates
• powers
• dependencies
• theocracies
• superpowers
• world powers
• sea powers
• monocracies
• fatherlands
• client states
• great powers
• motherlands
• condominiums
• welfare states
• oligarchies

2

as in parts

a broad geographical area

the land to the west was said to have incredibly rich soil and plentiful water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parts
• regions
• necks
• tracts
• zones
• corridors
• belts
• territories
• districts
• domains
• realms
• latitudes
• terrains
• neighborhoods
• vicinities
• ranges

lands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of land

1

as in docks

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• docks
• arrives
• anchors
• grounds
• makes port
• beaches
• moors
• berths
• ties up
• reaches
• harbors
• disembarks
• turns up
• debarks
• shows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launches
• sails
• embarks

2

as in arrives

to get to a destination

we landed at the hotel just before midnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrives
• comes
• appears
• gets through
• turns up
• gets in
• reaches
• hits
• shows up
• fetches
• disembarks
• touches down
• bursts (in or into)
• makes
• pulls in
• waltzes (in)
• debarks
• barges (in)
• blows in
• clocks (in)
• breezes (in)
• checks in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves
• goes
• checks out
• flees
• clocks (out)
• vamooses

3

as in disembarks

to go ashore from a ship

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disembarks
• docks
• debarks
• beaches
• anchors
• puts in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boards
• gets (on)
• embarks
• weighs (anchor)

4

as in perches

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

• perches
• alights
• lights
• settles
• roosts
• touches down
• crash-lands
• belly-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• planes
• arises
• wings
• takes off
• climbs
• ascends
• floats
• flies
• glides
• blasts off
• soars
• hangs
• hovers

5

as in earns

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

• earns
• wins
• gains
• reaps
• garners
• gets
• makes
• obtains
• secures
• acquires
• attains
• realizes
• procures
• captures
• bags
• draws
• brings in
• carries
• knocks down
• pulls down
• achieves
• comes by
• scores
• nets
• accumulates
• occupies
• accomplishes
• regains
• annexes
• clears
• amasses
• catches
• notches (up)
• reacquires
• grosses
• takes over
• recaptures
• racks up
• remakes
• picks up
• reattains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• forfeits
• grants
• pays
• gives
• parts (with)
• accords
• yields
• relinquishes
• surrenders
• gives up
• hands over

6

as in grabs

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

• grabs
• catches
• snatches
• seizes
• gets
• captures
• traps
• snags
• nets
• bags
• snares
• nabs
• hooks
• grapples
• corrals
• nails
• raps
• takes hold (of)
• snaps (up)
• cops
• collars
• nobbles
• corners
• clutches
• gloves
• gloms
• holds
• grasps
• secures
• ropes
• arrests
• grips
• fists
• bays
• apprehends
• detains
• kidnaps
• clasps
• rends
• abducts
• wrests
• latches (on or onto)
• enmeshes
• meshes
• fastens (on)
• lassos
• entraps
• entangles
• ensnares
• spirits (away or off)
• halters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• discharges
• frees
• liberates
• drops
• loosens
• unhands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lands

Noun

The Los Angeles man was charged with one count of misdemeanor firing timber or prairie lands, which is punishable by up to 6 months in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Tilt that head forward to 60 degrees — a typical phone-scrolling angle — and roughly 60 pounds of pressure lands on the cervical spine. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Late fall or winter tends to be the smarter window, since the initial healing stretch lands during cooler months with less direct sun. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Those signals often explain why one proposition lands and another does not, why one account progresses and another stalls, or why a market looks attractive but proves difficult to convert. — Danny Philamond, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The doc also offers rare glimpses of new lands, areas, and experiences taking shape across Disney properties. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2026

The court has to intervene now, because once these refuge lands are transferred to SpaceX, they’re gone forever. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Some Republicans have tried to sell or transfer federal lands to states or other entities. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Israelis at the World Cup also faced a multitude of Palestinian flags and anger over Israel’s occupation of lands Palestinians claim for their future state and its treatment of the people who live there. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Verb

Walker versus Petersen lands on the prelims, but the rest of that group anchors a UFC Abu Dhabi main card built on contenders rather than big names. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The whole thing lands closer to a murky inversion of early Return to Forever than the punk spasms of Naked City. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda lands at Venice with Look Back, his second festival title of 2026; The filmmaker was also at Cannes in May with Sheep in the Box. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 July 2026

The show’s story follows an intimacy coordinator who lands a job on a major film only to discover the director is the same man who raped her years earlier. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

But in the case of the new crater, called Uhackatik with approval from the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit in whose traditional lands the crater lies, there is no doubt at all where the crater came from. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 21 July 2026

But all parties will see how the situation lands when Rashford returns, and the market develops. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Unless the Heat lands LeBron James, Miami will need Antetokounmpo to carry a lot of the offensive load late in close games. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Johnson thought up Meditating Figure before the latest headlines, but the sculpture now lands in a world newly conscious of the infrastructure that keeps it running. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026