keel
The word “keel” has 1 syllable: keel
It's pronounced as /kiːl/
What is synonym and antonym for keel?
In the thesaurus, “keel” has 83 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for keel along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for keel
- aircraft carrier
- argosy
- barge
- bark
- barque
- black out
- boat
- brig
- brigantine
- capsize
- caravel
- clipper
- coaster
- collapse
- collier
- containership
- corvette
- crash
- cruiser
- crumple
- cutter
- destroyer
- drop
- faint
- fall
- ferryboat
- flagship
- flump
- founder
- free-fall
- freighter
- go down
- icebreaker
- ironclad
- junk
- ketch
- lightship
- liner
- man-of-war
- merchant ship
- merchantman
- motor ship
- nose-dive
- overturn
- packet
- pass out
- pitch
- plonk
- plop
- plummet
- plunge
- plunk
- precipitate
- sailboat
- schooner
- ship
- skid
- slide
- slip
- slump
- square-rigger
- steamer
- steamship
- stumble
- superliner
- supertanker
- swoon
- tall ship
- tanker
- topple
- trader
- tramp
- transport
- trip
- tumble
- upset
- vessel
- warship
- watercraft
- windjammer
- wipe out
- xebec
- yacht
Antonyms for keel
- ascend
- get up
- increase
- place
- rise
- straighten
- uprise
Meanings of keel
- noun
- Red chalk; ruddle.
- verb
- To mark with ruddle.
- To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- To render inoperative.
- To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
- To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
- To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
- To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- To use up or to waste.
- To exert an overwhelming effect on.
- To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
- To force a company out of business.
- To produce intense pain.
- To punish severely.
- To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- To cause to assume the value zero.
- (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- To deadmelt.
Example Sentences
- The ship's keel sliced through the waves, propelling it forward.
- As the storm intensified, the boat began to keel dangerously.
- The captain carefully monitored the ship's keel to ensure stability.
- In calm waters, the sailboat gently rocked on an even keel.
- The skilled sailor adjusted the sails to keep the vessel on an even keel.
On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to keel, such as: aircraft carrier, argosy, ascend, barge, bark, barque, black out.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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banker
- PT boat
- air-cushion vehicle
- airboat
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- auxiliary
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- capitalist
- coble
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- croupier
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- ferry
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- financier
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- towboat
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bankers
- PT boats
- air-cushion vehicles
- airboats
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- auxiliaries
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- cutters
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- gillnetters
- gondolas
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- keelboats
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- scallopers
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- towboats
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- yawls
call down
- Bronx cheer
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- advise
- afflict
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- animadversion
- asperse
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- bad press
- bad-mouth
- baste
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- blackball
- blame
- blast
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- boo
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- call on the carpet
- call to task
- caluminate
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- censure
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- check
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- chide
- cold shoulder
- come down hard on
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- condemn
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- counsel
- cow
- critical remarks
- criticism
- criticize
- crucify
- curb
- curse
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- cut
- damn
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- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- denunciate
- denunciation
- deprecate
- deprecation
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- dig
- ding
- dis
- disapprobation
- disapprove
- discipline
- discontent
- discourtesy
- discredit
- disdain
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- disparage
- disparagement
- displeasure
- disregard
- diss
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- doom
- draw the line
- dress down
- dump on
- eat out
- enjoin
- excoriate
- exhort
- exprobate
- fault
- faultfinding
- find fault
- find fault with
- find guilty
- flak
- flay
- forewarn
- frame
- fulminate against
- give a black eye
- give a going over
- give a hard time
- give comeuppance
- give one hell
- give the devil
- give what for
- glue
- go-by
- growl
- hammer
- hang something on
- harangue
- have on the carpet
- hiss
- hit
- hoist
- humble
- inattention
- indifference
- jack up
- jaw
- jawbone
- jinx
- judge
- jump all over
- keelhaul
- kick
- knock
- lambast
- lambaste
- lash
- lay into
- lay on
- lecture
- lesson
- let have it
- libel
- malign
- mistreat
- mock
- monish
- mudsling
- name
- neglect
- nit-picking
- nix
- notice
- objection
- objurgate
- opprobrium
- ostracism
- pan
- panning
- pass sentence on
- penalize
- pin it on
- point finger at
- pronounce
- proscribe
- punish
- put a whammy on
- put away
- put down
- put-down
- quibble
- rag
- rag on
- rail at
- rake
- rake over the coals
- rap
- rap on knuckles
- rate
- ream
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rejection
- reprehend
- repress
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reproof
- reprove
- restrain
- revile
- ridicule
- rip up
- roast
- run down
- scoff
- scold
- scorch
- score
- scorn
- scourge
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- sit on
- skin
- skin alive
- slam
- slander
- slap
- slap in the face
- slap on the wrist
- slap on wrist
- slur
- smear
- snub
- soften
- speak ill of
- speak to
- static
- stricture
- subdue
- swipe
- take down
- take down a peg
- take to task
- talk to
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- tear into
- tell a thing or two
- tell off
- thumbs down on
- thumbs-down
- tick off
- tongue-lash
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- vitriol
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call to account
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- blame
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- condemn
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- jaw
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- lambast
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- lecture
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- rag
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- reproach
- reprove
- scold
- score
- tell off
- upbraid