ISLAND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ISLAND?

Need another word that means the same as “island”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “island” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Island” are: isle, islet

Island as a Noun

Definitions of "Island" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “island” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A traffic island.
• A detached portion of tissue or group of cells.
• A piece of land surrounded by water.
• A thing regarded as resembling an island, especially in being isolated, detached, or surrounded in some way.
• A free-standing kitchen unit with a worktop, allowing access from all sides.
• A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water.
• A zone or area resembling an island.

Synonyms of "Island" as a noun (2 Words)

isle	A small island. Crusoe s fabled isle.
islet	A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.

Usage Examples of "Island" as a noun

• The island of Crete.
• The university is the last island of democracy in this country.
• This island nation.

Associations of "Island" (30 Words)

archipelago	A group of many islands in a large body of water. The Indonesian archipelago.
atlantic	The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east.
atoll	A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
bay	Utter in deep prolonged tones. They put him in the sick bay.
coast	A slope down which sleds may coast. The coast is clear.
coastal	Of or relating to a coast. Coastal erosion.
coral	The pinkish red colour of red coral. A coral reef.
derelict	A ship or other piece of property abandoned by the owner and in poor condition. The barge lay derelict for years.
deserted	Forsaken by owner or inhabitants. Deserted beaches of soft sand.
foreshore	The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land.
gulf	A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends.
insular	Relating to the insula of the brain. Insular attitudes toward foreigners.
isle	A small island. Crusoe s fabled isle.
islet	A small island.
isthmus	A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.
kelp	Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds. There are several kelps found in the lower zones.
lagoon	A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
maritime	Bordering on the sea. A maritime museum.
nautical	Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. Nautical charts.
northernmost	Situated farthest north. The northernmost island of the Philippines.
ocean	The sea. They scramble across the beach to the ocean and plunge into the surf.
offshore	Situated at sea some distance from the shore. Big businesses in most cases pay little or no tax if they are registered offshore.
peninsula	A large mass of land projecting into a body of water.
peninsular	Of or forming or resembling a peninsula. The counties of peninsular Florida.
reef	Reduce a sail by taking in a reef. Reef the sailboat s mast.
seabed	The ground under the sea; the ocean floor.
seashore	The land between high- and low-water marks.
seaweed	Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark. Seaweed glistened on the rocks.
shellfish	Shellfish as food. They plied me with enormous platters of fresh shellfish.
shore	Serve as a shore to. I made for the shore.