MAINLAND Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

mainland

noun

ˈmān-ˌland

as in continent

one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division the boat back to the mainland leaves once every two days

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Recent Examples of mainland It was moved a day later to a naval base on the mainland for inspection and the explosives were later destroyed, according to Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT. —

ABC News, 12 May 2026 With 6,000 islands and a mainland that’s about the size of the state of Alabama, Greece has more than its fair share of beaches. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 Its universities have risen in global rankings, as have several in mainland China, and have increased their enrollment caps for international students. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 May 2026 The fire in Miami-Dade is in Florida City, the last mainland town before the Florida Keys. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mainland

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continent

Noun

This novel of exile and memory chronicles the life of Sufien, a Palestinian man displaced as a child by the Nakba, whose story unfolds across continents and encompasses entanglements with a broad range of characters.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Amanda Knox, the media fixture who was accused, falsely convicted and later exonerated of murdering her roommate, captivated the public on two continents in the early aughts.

— Karen Idelson, Variety, 18 May 2026