Synonyms of ness

ness

noun

ˈnes 

1

as in peninsula

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast

from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• cape
• point
• promontory
• levee
• headland
• spit
• breakwater
• foreland
• jetty

2

as in cape

an area of land that juts out into a body of water

the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peninsula
• cape
• point
• arm
• spit
• promontory
• foreland
• headland
• breakwater
• jetty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ness

The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026

To bear witness to horrors visited on us by those forces at work in the world that would strip us of our humanity is perhaps the best act of human-ness open to us. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Shea Whigham provides exceptional levels of Shea Whigham-ness as a friendly federal agent (and ex-client) whose health issues elicit deeper conversations than their professional obligations require. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

But there’s another way of looking at the noir-ness of Harper’s writing, one that draws on the genre’s history without using it as the basis for an essentialist definition. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026