Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun island

2 senses of island

Sense 1
island -- (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
       => land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")

Sense 2
island -- (a zone or area resembling an island)
       => zone -- (a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features)