barges

The word “barges” has 2 syllables: bar-ges

It's pronounced as /ˈbɑːrdʒɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for barges?

In the thesaurus, “barges” has 86 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for barges along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for barges

aircraft carriers
argosies
barks
barques
blunders
boats
brigantines
brigs
caravels
careens
clippers
clumps
coasters
colliers
containerships
corvettes
cruisers
cutters
destroyers
dodders
drags
ferryboats
flagships
flogs
flops
flounders
freighters
galumphs
hauls
icebreakers
ironclads
junk
keels
ketches
lightships
liners
lumbers
lumps
lurches
men-of-war
merchant ships
merchantmen
motor ships
packets
plods
pounds
reels
sailboats
schooners
scuffles
scuffs
shambles
ships
shuffles
slogs
sloughs
square-riggers
staggers
stamps
steamers
steamships
stomps
stumbles
stumps
superliners
supertankers
sways
tall ships
tankers
teeters
totters
traders
tramps
transports
tromps
trudges
vessels
wabbles
waddles
warships
watercrafts
weaves
windjammers
wobbles
xebecs
yachts

Antonyms for barges

breezes
coasts
drifts
floats
glides
hangs
hovers
poises
slides
wafts
waltzes
whisks

Meanings of barges

noun
1. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
2. A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
3. A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
4. One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars.
5. The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
6. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
7. A large omnibus used for excursions.
verb
1. To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
2. To push someone.

Example Sentences

The river was crowded with several large barges carrying cargo.
He always barges into conversations without thinking.
The company owns a fleet of barges used for transporting coal.
She barges into the office every morning with a loud greeting.
Heavy barges moved slowly through the narrow canal.

On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to barges, such as: aircraft carriers, argosies, barks, barques, blunders, boats, breezes.

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