Synonyms for peninsula
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.
Forms
- Plural
- peninsulas → half-islands, promontories, headlands, capes…
Example sentences
- cape Night slowly covered the city with its dark cape.
- promontory The boat sailed around the promontory.
- horn Gabor used a sharpened horn of a deer as a weapon.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| peninsula | steady | |
| cape | rising | |
| promontory | steady | |
| headland | rising | |
| horn | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cape1, horn1, ness1
- 6 letters
- byland2
- 8 letters
- headland
- 10 letters
- promontory, chersonese
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (byland2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- péninsule