Synonyms for
Lakes
Definition
A large body of water surrounded by land.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- deep lakes
- clear lakes
- blue lakes
- large lakes
- small lakes
- mountain lakes
- glacial lakes
Word family
noun lake
Usage note
The word 'lake' is a common noun referring to a large body of water. It is generally used in a neutral register.
Example sentences
- I like to go fishing in the lake with my dad.
- The ducks were swimming in the lake.
- The lake was so big that we couldn't see the other side.
- The lake froze over in the winter and we could ice skate on it.
- The lake was surrounded by tall trees and mountains.
Quotes
A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.
The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.
I'm trying to swim every day in the lake.