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Synonyms of peninsula

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Another word for peninsula is half-island. Other synonyms of peninsula are cape, headland, chersonese and ness.

Synonyms and similar words for peninsula

nounA piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

  • bylandA peninsula.
  • capeA piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
  • chersoneseA peninsula.
  • half-islandA piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula.
  • headlandCoastal land that juts into the sea.
  • nessA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.).

Meaning of peninsula

  1. noun A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Full definition of peninsula

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Questions about synonyms of peninsula

What is another word for peninsula?
Peninsula has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as half-island, cape, headland, chersonese and ness.
What does peninsula mean?
Peninsula means a piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: peninsula (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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