LANDS Synonyms: 235 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of land

as in states

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties

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as in parts

a broad geographical area the land to the west was said to have incredibly rich soil and plentiful water

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lands

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verb

present tense third-person singular of land

as in docks

to stop at or near a place along the shore the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

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as in arrives

to get to a destination we landed at the hotel just before midnight

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as in disembarks

to go ashore from a ship the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

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as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

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as in earns

to receive as return for effort because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

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as in grabs

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass

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Recent Examples of lands

Noun

Before another bottle lands in your cart, here’s what gynecologists actually say about the intimate skincare boom. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 But environmentalists are concerned about data centers developing on federal lands to skirt environmental protections and laws and circumvent permitting processes. — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Strain in the middle All of that checking, approving, and deciding lands on a layer of the company that was already busy. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 When they were killed by disease or forced off their lands, their absence was felt. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The painting let 18th-century Britons project their ideas about people from distant lands, how they should be depicted and what could be learned from them. — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport. — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century. — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

This is the area where, if an ember lands and ignites something — a pile of firewood, a trash can or a deck — fire can break into the house and burn it down. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Day two of the STAT Summit is just kicking off as this newsletter lands in inboxes. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Jaafar Jackson performs many of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits in the biopic, but whether those musical sequences are integral to the storytelling or simply re-creations of the King of Pop’s performances could determine where the film lands. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The exemption lands on a code that stops existing 12 weeks later, and the replacements inherit nothing automatically. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Back in the States, Alohas lands in San Francisco for the first time with a new store at 2208 Fillmore Street. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The action also lands less than a day before the bank reports quarterly earnings Wednesday morning. — Lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 With 58,000 units earned, and 50,000 copies sold, Rubber Soul lands the band its best week by units and pure sales in seven years. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026 This was never quite fair — the New York dynasty of the late ’90s was driven by smart drafting and patient prospect development, not pricey free agents — but the joke still lands. — Will Leitch, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lands

Noun

Using a universal mathematical framework, the researchers treated thermalization as a process that can bring different quantum systems into their corresponding thermal states.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
There are indications that some of the Central Asian nations present, all of which are post-Soviet states, are deepening diplomatic and economic links with Washington.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of states

Noun

Leica still makes film cameras, including the MP and M-A, which have no digital parts.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Verb

Paul Ryzak, who docks his charter boat under the bridge, says his business has been negatively impacted by the construction.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Once Orion docks with Blue Moon on Artemis III, two of the mission's astronauts will be able to board the lander to test out its environmental control systems, avionics and the interoperability between the two spacecraft in flight.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of docks

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Penélope Cruz arrives for a few scenes as a wartime cabaret singer — her performance for a group of cheering soldiers is a burst of bawdy energy.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Bruns points out that the cost of diesel affects everything that arrives via truck, from boat supplies to the wood for the crab traps, so expenses for fishermen have risen, too.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrives

Verb

Hoping to make his way back to his brother, Håkan disembarks in California and immediately heads East, against the flow of all the homesteaders and forty-niners streaming West.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Former President Bill Clinton disembarks a jet at Islamabad International Airport in March 2000.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disembarks

Verb

At the top of the hill, in a completely different style, perches the Neoclassical royal palace.

— Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Live streams from entertainment events like the Grammys or Golden Globes aren’t typically perches for controversy, but, says Anthony McCartney, AP’s entertainment and lifestyles editor, celebrities will sometimes be asked to weigh in on recent headlines.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

Definition of perches

Verb

Chwalinska beat six-time major winner and Polish compatriot Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and, along with 1,000 ranking points, earns $665,000 in prize money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Decisions about these funds deserve careful analysis, consistent standards, and a transparent process that earns public confidence.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of earns

Verb

Nope, the Crimson Tide would most likely be on the outside looking in, while someone else from the SEC grabs their spot in the postseason.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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