Synonyms of island

island

noun

ˈī-lənd 

as in isle

a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water

the island of Hawaii is the largest in the Hawaiian archipelago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• isle
• atoll
• islet
• coral reef
• cay
• barrier reef
• key

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continent
• mainland
• main

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of island

For the launch of Jo Malone London’s Raspberry Ripple Cologne on the Chinese duty-free island Hainan, for example, there was a photo booth where a portrait could be taken then put on a postcard and sent directly from the outpost. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Based on the 1987 novel Savages by Shirley Conran, Feral follows four very different women who accompany their mining executive husbands on a corporate holiday to a beautiful but lethal tropical island. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Three friends of Nolan Wells, a Black college student who went missing from a Mississippi island during a Fourth of July celebration and was later found dead, are suing NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for defamation. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

That included paying to rent one of two private islands where the three-day party was held. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026