Synonyms of landing

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noun

ˈlan-diŋ 

as in dock

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers

our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dock
• wharf
• pier
• quay
• float
• jetty
• levee
• berth
• mooring
• marina
• quai
• shipyard
• slip
• dockyard
• wharfage
• embarcadero
• quayage

landing

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verb

present participle of land

1

as in arriving

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arriving
• anchoring
• docking
• berthing
• grounding
• mooring
• making port
• tying up
• disembarking
• reaching
• tieing up
• beaching
• debarking
• harboring
• showing up
• turning up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailing
• launching
• embarking

2

as in coming

to get to a destination

we landed at the hotel just before midnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arriving
• coming
• appearing
• getting through
• getting in
• reaching
• hitting
• showing up
• turning up
• fetching
• disembarking
• making
• pulling in
• bursting (in or into)
• debarking
• blowing in
• touching down
• checking in
• barging (in)
• waltzing (in)
• breezing (in)
• clocking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• going
• checking out
• fleeing
• clocking (out)
• vamoosing

3

as in disembarking

to go ashore from a ship

the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disembarking
• docking
• debarking
• anchoring
• putting in
• beaching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting (on)
• embarking
• boarding
• weighing (anchor)

4

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air

our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perching
• alighting
• lighting
• roosting
• settling
• touching down
• crash-landing
• belly-landing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• climbing
• arising
• flying
• taking off
• floating
• gliding
• soaring
• blasting off
• hanging
• hovering
• winging
• planing

5

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• winning
• gaining
• making
• reaping
• getting
• garnering
• obtaining
• securing
• attaining
• acquiring
• realizing
• capturing
• procuring
• achieving
• carrying
• drawing
• bagging
• bringing in
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• accomplishing
• scoring
• netting
• occupying
• accumulating
• grossing
• clearing
• regaining
• catching
• amassing
• annexing
• notching (up)
• recapturing
• remaking
• taking over
• racking up
• reacquiring
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• giving
• paying
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

6

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• seizing
• getting
• capturing
• trapping
• snagging
• nabbing
• snaring
• nailing
• netting
• hooking
• grappling
• bagging
• rapping
• copping
• corralling
• taking hold (of)
• collaring
• snapping (up)
• clutching
• nobbling
• securing
• holding
• glomming
• arresting
• grasping
• roping
• apprehending
• gripping
• detaining
• cornering
• lassoing
• gloving
• clasping
• kidnapping
• abducting
• haltering
• rending
• kidnaping
• latching (on or onto)
• baying
• entrapping
• meshing
• wresting
• fastening (on)
• entangling
• fisting
• ensnaring
• enmeshing
• spiriting (away or off)
• immeshing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• discharging
• releasing
• freeing
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

Examples of landing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As her condition went from bad to bloody awful — emphasis on the bloody — stormy weather necessitated an emergency landing. —Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024

On July 2, a private plane had an engine problem and made an emergency landing west of Salsberry Pass on California Highway 178, inside Death Valley National Park. —Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024

The capsule is designed to separate from the rocket at any point and parachute to a safe landing. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024

There are four on the coffee table, some scattered on the floor in the living room, and then the rest are in her bedroom and on the landing. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024