Synonyms of mainland

mainland

noun

ˈmān-ˌland 

as in continent

one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division

the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continent
• landmass
• subcontinent
• main
• supercontinent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• island
• islet
• isle
• key
• atoll
• peninsula
• coral reef
• cape
• promontory
• headland
• barrier reef
• cay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mainland

Following what SpaceX said was 24 days at sea, the upper stage was hauled off the coast of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean about 840 nautical miles northwest of the mainland. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Trading starts Wednesday in Shanghai, and the world's largest humanoid robot maker becomes the first of its kind on a mainland Chinese exchange. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Student crackdown Jiang’s rise to the top began amid the tumult of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests, which were brutally crushed by Chinese troops in what remains one of the most sensitive political taboos in mainland China. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Jutting off the coastline like an upside-down ice skate, the Point Reyes National Seashore is separated from the mainland by the San Andreas fault, which runs like a skate’s blade edge separating the Pacific and North American plates. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026