It isn't as cold here as in Alaska.
Source: tatoeba (61672)
Alaska
/əˈlæs.kə/
Synonyms for "alaska" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: arctic region, frigid zones, north pole, northern region, region.
- Sentence evidence is available for alaska, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "alaska".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "alaska"
Keep "alaska" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "alaska" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "alaska", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "alaska" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesAlaska NativeAlaska fisheriesAlaska oilAlaskan MalamuteAlaskan coastlinestate of Alaska
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
86 translations across 76 languages.
Aleut
1 entries- Alax̂sxax̂ name (US state)
Alutiiq
1 entries- Alas'kaaq name (US state)
Arabic
2 entries- أَلَاسْكَا name (US state)
- الاسكا name (US state)
Armenian
2 entries- Ալասքա name (US state)
- Ալյասկա name (US state)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Alyaska name (US state)
Belarusian
1 entries- Аляска name (US state)
Blackfoot
2 entries- (puristic) Isstohkánaami'kkokótossko- name (US state)
- Anáhssah- name (US state)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Аля̀ска name (US state)
Catalan
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᎳᏍᎦ name (US state)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 阿拉斯加州 name (US state)
Czech
1 entries- Aljaška name (US state)
Danish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Dutch
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Esperanto
1 entries- Alasko name (US state)
Estonian
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Faroese
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Finnish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
French
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Galician
1 entries- Alasca name (US state)
Georgian
1 entries- ალასკა name (US state)
German
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Greek
1 entries- Αλάσκα name (US state)
Hawaiian
1 entries- ʻĀlaka name (US state)
Hebrew
1 entries- אלסקה name (US state)
Hindi
1 entries- अलास्का name (US state)
Hungarian
1 entries- Alaszka name (US state)
Icelandic
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Indonesian
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᐊᓛᓯᑲ name (US state)
Inupiaq
3 entries- Alaasikaq name (US state)
- Alaska name (US state)
- Alaskaq name (US state)
Irish
1 entries- Alasca name (US state)
Italian
2 entries- Alasca name (US state)
- Alaska name (US state)
Japanese
1 entries- アラスカ州 name (US state)
Kannada
1 entries- ಅಲಾಸ್ಕ name (US state)
Kashmiri
1 entries- अलास्का name (US state)
Khmer
1 entries- អាឡាស្កា name (US state)
Korean
2 entries- 알래스카 name (US state)
- 얼래쓰커 name (US state)
Lakota
1 entries- Osní-Makȟóčhe name (US state)
Lao
1 entries- ອາລາສກາ name (US state)
Latin
1 entries- Alasca name (US state)
Latvian
1 entries- Aļaska name (US state)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Aliaska name (US state)
Macedonian
1 entries- Алјаска name (US state)
Malay
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Maltese
1 entries- l-Alaska name (US state)
Marathi
1 entries- अलास्का name (US state)
Navajo
1 entries- Hakʼaz Dineʼé Bikéyah name (US state)
Northern Sami
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Occitan
2 entries- Alasca name (US state)
- Alaska name (US state)
Ossetian
1 entries- Аляскӕ name (US state)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- Аляска name (US state)
Persian
1 entries- آلاسکا name (US state)
Polish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Portuguese
1 entries- Alasca name (US state)
Romanian
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Russian
1 entries- Аля́ска name (US state)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अलास्का name (US state)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Àljaska name (US state)
- А̀љаска name (US state)
Slovak
1 entries- Aljaška name (US state)
Slovene
1 entries- Aljáska name (US state)
Spanish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Swedish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Tagalog
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Thai
1 entries- อะแลสกา name (US state)
Tlingit
1 entries- Anáaski name (US state)
Turkish
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Аляска name (US state)
Urdu
1 entries- الاسکا name (US state)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئالياسكا name (US state)
Vietnamese
2 entries- A-lát-xca name (US state)
- Alaska name (US state)
Volapük
1 entries- Lalaskän name (US state)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַלאַסקאַ name (US state)
Yup'ik
1 entries- Alaska name (US state)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Here we took the boat for Alaska.
Source: tatoeba (61890)
In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?
Source: tatoeba (67427)
Of all the places I've been, Alaska is the most beautiful.
Source: tatoeba (246757)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "alaska"?
Closest matches include arctic region, frigid zones, north pole, northern region, region.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "alaska"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.