Synonyms of promontory

promontory

noun

ˈprä-mən-ˌtȯr-ē 

1

as in peninsula

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

stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in cape

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

Cape May is Delaware Bay's largest promontory

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of promontory

On June 3, a new hiking trail opened on Scotland’s east coast, providing easier access to a rocky promontory that has long been a pilgrimage site for geologists. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

It's known for its Llevant golden sand beach, with the place to be a mirador at its eastern end, on the Punta del Cavall promontory that overlooks the coast. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 June 2026

The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

On a promontory above the Río Paraná, 30 miles from Iguazú Falls, the last outpost of the once-powerful Bemberg family sits within 1,000 acres of private jungle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026