/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of rhode island Find synonyms for: Noun1. Rhode Island, Little Rhody, Ocean State, RIusage: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state2. Rhode Islandusage: one of the British colonies that formed the United StatesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language