Synonyms for headland
ˈhɛd ləndhead·land

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. headlandnoun

   A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape

   Synonyms:
   peninsula

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1. promontory, headland, head, forelandnoun

   a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

   Synonyms:
   headway, promontory, heading, straits, oral sex, capitulum, psyche, school principal, question, read/write head, forefront, point, header, drumhead, mind, chief, headspring, head, nous, fountainhead, head teacher, caput, pass, principal, brain, head word, foreland, top dog

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1. • Natural Elevation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. headlandnoun

   Synonyms:
   promontory, cape, foreland

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1. headlandnoun

   Synonyms:
   cape, promontory, foreland

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1. List of paraphrases for "headland":

   promontory, chap

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1. Marcus Aurelius:

   Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in your power. Take away then, when you choose, your opinion, and like a mariner who has rounded the headland, you will find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay.