ISLE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

isle

noun

ˈī(-ə)l

Definition of isle next

as in island

a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

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Recent Examples of isle Block Island, Rhode Island Unlike the other big isles off southern New England, this offshore slice of the Ocean State has gone the extra mile to preserve its natural environment. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 On March 19, 2022, São Jorge Island—a volcanic isle in Portugal’s Azores archipelago—started shaking. —

Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026 For those on the North American isle of relative safety, history is yesterday or last week; the big picture is never in focus. —

Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 Lovely vistas unfold at every turn on the isle that’s tucked between the Atlantic Ocean and Currituck Sound. —

Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for isle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for isle

island

Noun

White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Not the island flattened by the same image, but the one that still tastes like itself.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026