mainland

The word “mainland” has 2 syllables: main-land

It's pronounced as /ˈmeɪnlænd/


What is synonym and antonym for mainland?

In the thesaurus, “mainland” has 7 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for mainland along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for mainland

  • beach
  • continent
  • dry land
  • landmass
  • main
  • subcontinent
  • supercontinent

Antonyms for mainland

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

Meanings of mainland

  • noun
    1. The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
    2. The principal island of a group.

Example Sentences

  • She decided to explore the mainland during her vacation rather than staying on the island.
  • The bridge connects the island to the mainland, facilitating easy transportation between the two.
  • The storm caused widespread damage on the mainland, leaving many without power.
  • The wildlife sanctuary is located on the mainland and is accessible by boat.
  • Residents of the island often travel to the mainland for work and shopping.

On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to mainland, such as: atoll, barrier reef, beach, cape, cay, continent, coral reef.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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earth

  • alluvium
  • assets
  • ball
  • big bucks
  • blackland
  • bomb
  • bonanza
  • boodle
  • bread
  • bundle
  • capital
  • cash
  • chips
  • clay
  • clod
  • coast
  • colluvium
  • compost
  • continent
  • cosmos
  • creation
  • currency
  • deposit
  • detritus
  • dirt
  • dough
  • dry land
  • duff
  • dust
  • fill
  • fortune
  • gault
  • glebe
  • gley
  • globe
  • gold
  • gook
  • gravel
  • ground
  • guck
  • gumbo
  • heap
  • humus
  • island
  • isthmus
  • jack
  • kaolin
  • land
  • landmass
  • legal tender
  • loam
  • loess
  • lucre
  • macrocosm
  • mainland
  • marl
  • means
  • megabucks
  • microcosm
  • microcosmos
  • mine
  • mint
  • mold
  • muck
  • mud
  • mull
  • nature
  • orb
  • packet
  • peat moss
  • pelf
  • peninsula
  • pile
  • planet
  • pot
  • property
  • riches
  • sand
  • sediment
  • shingle
  • shore
  • silt
  • sod
  • soil
  • sphere
  • subsoil
  • substratum
  • surface
  • tender
  • terra firma
  • terrain
  • terrane
  • topsoil
  • treasure trove
  • turf
  • universe
  • wad
  • wampum
  • wealth
  • wherewithal
  • world
  • zone

main

  • affair
  • aggregate
  • amount
  • arch
  • argument
  • beef
  • big
  • body
  • bottom
  • brawn
  • brunt
  • brute
  • bulk
  • burden
  • cable
  • capital
  • cardinal
  • celebrated
  • center
  • central
  • channel
  • chief
  • conduit
  • continent
  • controlling
  • core
  • critical
  • crucial
  • crux
  • direct
  • distinguished
  • dominant
  • downright
  • duct
  • eminent
  • energy
  • entire
  • entirety
  • essence
  • essential
  • essentiality
  • famed
  • famous
  • first
  • focus
  • force
  • foremost
  • fundamental
  • generality
  • gist
  • grand
  • great
  • greatest
  • head
  • heart
  • heft
  • high-level
  • highest
  • hub
  • illustrious
  • important
  • incomparable
  • influential
  • kernel
  • key
  • landmass
  • leading
  • line
  • mainland
  • major
  • majority
  • marrow
  • mass
  • master
  • matchless
  • matter
  • meat
  • mere
  • middle
  • might
  • mighty
  • momentous
  • motif
  • muscle
  • nature
  • necessary
  • noble
  • notable
  • noteworthy
  • nub
  • nucleus
  • number one
  • numero uno
  • nut
  • only
  • outstanding
  • overbearing
  • overmastering
  • overriding
  • paramount
  • particular
  • pitch
  • pith
  • point
  • potency
  • power
  • predominant
  • preeminent
  • premier
  • prestigious
  • prevailing
  • primal
  • primary
  • prime
  • principal
  • prior
  • puissance
  • pure
  • purport
  • quantum
  • quintessence
  • renowned
  • root
  • seat
  • senior
  • sheer
  • signal
  • significant
  • simple
  • sinew
  • soul
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • special
  • staple
  • star
  • stellar
  • stuff
  • subcontinent
  • subject
  • substance
  • sum
  • sum total
  • supercontinent
  • superior
  • supreme
  • text
  • theme
  • thew
  • top
  • topic
  • total
  • totality
  • trough
  • trunk
  • undisguised
  • unequaled
  • unequalled
  • unparalleled
  • unsurpassed
  • utmost
  • vigor
  • vital
  • weight
  • whole

farmland

  • acreage
  • acres
  • area
  • back country
  • backwoods
  • beach
  • boondocks
  • boonies
  • bush
  • continent
  • country
  • countryside
  • cow country
  • croft
  • cropland
  • dirt
  • district
  • earth
  • enclosure
  • estate
  • expanse
  • extent
  • farm
  • farmhouse
  • farming
  • farms
  • farmstead
  • farmyard
  • field
  • forests
  • garden
  • glebe
  • grange
  • grassland
  • green
  • green belt
  • ground
  • grounds
  • hacienda
  • hinterland
  • holding
  • home
  • homeland
  • homestead
  • lea
  • loam
  • mainland
  • manor
  • mead
  • meadow
  • middle of nowhere
  • moorland
  • nation
  • old sod
  • orchard
  • outback
  • outdoors
  • parcel
  • pasture
  • patch
  • plantation
  • plot
  • province
  • purlieu
  • quarry
  • quinta
  • ranch
  • ranchland
  • range
  • real estate
  • realty
  • region
  • shore
  • smallholding
  • sod
  • soil
  • spread
  • station
  • steading
  • sticks
  • stretch
  • sweep
  • terra firma
  • terrain
  • territory
  • tillage
  • tract
  • up country
  • vineyard
  • wide open space
  • wilderness
  • wilds
  • woodlands
  • woods

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