Synonyms & related words for promontory

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of promontory — including headland, foreland, chersonese, cape, breakwater. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to promontory

Explore words related to promontory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cliffs, escarpment, clifftop, escarp, cliffy, hummock, hilltop, crag. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for promontory

Common synonyms for promontory include headland, foreland, chersonese, cape, breakwater — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does promontory come from?

The word promontory breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -mont, from Latin mons (“mountain, rise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.