tanker

The word “tanker” has 2 syllables: tank-er

It's pronounced as /ˈtæŋ.kɚ/


What is synonym and antonym for tanker?

In the thesaurus, “tanker” has 91 synonyms and 1 antonym.

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


Synonyms for tanker

  • aggressor
  • aircraft carrier
  • antagonist
  • argosy
  • assailant
  • barge
  • bark
  • barque
  • bateau
  • battler
  • belligerent
  • boat
  • bottom
  • boxer
  • brawler
  • brig
  • brigantine
  • bruiser
  • bucket
  • bully
  • can
  • caravel
  • champion
  • clipper
  • coaster
  • collier
  • combatant
  • competitor
  • containership
  • contender
  • contestant
  • corvette
  • craft
  • cruiser
  • cutter
  • destroyer
  • disputant
  • duelist
  • ferryboat
  • flagship
  • freighter
  • gi
  • gladiator
  • heavy
  • icebreaker
  • ironclad
  • jouster
  • junk
  • keel
  • ketch
  • lightship
  • liner
  • man-of-war
  • mercenary
  • merchant ship
  • merchantman
  • militant
  • motor ship
  • ocean liner
  • opponent
  • packet
  • person-at-arms
  • pugilist
  • punching bag
  • rival
  • sailboat
  • schooner
  • scrapper
  • serviceperson
  • ship
  • slugger
  • soldier
  • square-rigger
  • steamer
  • steamship
  • superliner
  • supertanker
  • tall ship
  • trader
  • tramp
  • transport
  • tub
  • vessel
  • warlord
  • warrior
  • warship
  • watercraft
  • wildcat
  • windjammer
  • xebec
  • yacht

Antonyms for tanker

  • peacemaker

Meanings of tanker

  • noun
    1. A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
    2. A tank truck.
    3. A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
    4. A tank car.
    5. Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
    6. A longboard.
  • verb
    1. To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.

Example Sentences

  • The oil tanker sailed across the ocean carrying thousands of barrels of crude oil.
  • A massive tanker was spotted near the harbor early this morning.
  • The fire department used a water tanker to control the blaze.
  • He worked as a crew member on a fuel tanker for several years.
  • The accident involved a large tanker that spilled its cargo onto the highway.

On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tanker, such as: aggressor, aircraft carrier, antagonist, argosy, assailant, barge, bark.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

tankers

  • aircraft carriers
  • argosies
  • barges
  • barks
  • barques
  • boats
  • brigantines
  • brigs
  • caravels
  • clippers
  • coasters
  • colliers
  • containerships
  • corvettes
  • cruisers
  • cutters
  • destroyers
  • ferryboats
  • flagships
  • freighters
  • icebreakers
  • ironclads
  • junk
  • keels
  • ketches
  • lightships
  • liners
  • men-of-war
  • merchant ships
  • merchantmen
  • motor ships
  • packets
  • sailboats
  • schooners
  • ships
  • square-riggers
  • steamers
  • steamships
  • superliners
  • supertankers
  • tall ships
  • traders
  • tramps
  • transports
  • vessels
  • warships
  • watercrafts
  • windjammers
  • xebecs
  • yachts

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

tall ships

  • aircraft carriers
  • argosies
  • barges
  • barks
  • barques
  • boats
  • brigantines
  • brigs
  • caravels
  • clippers
  • coasters
  • colliers
  • containerships
  • corvettes
  • cruisers
  • cutters
  • destroyers
  • ferryboats
  • flagships
  • freighters
  • icebreakers
  • ironclads
  • junk
  • keels
  • ketches
  • lightships
  • liners
  • men-of-war
  • merchant ships
  • merchantmen
  • motor ships
  • packets
  • sailboats
  • schooners
  • ships
  • square-riggers
  • steamers
  • steamships
  • superliners
  • supertankers
  • tankers
  • traders
  • tramps
  • transports
  • vessels
  • warships
  • watercrafts
  • windjammers
  • xebecs
  • yachts

ill-bred

  • X-rated
  • abject
  • abrupt
  • animallike
  • antisocial
  • arch
  • arrogant
  • audacious
  • aweless
  • awkward
  • backward
  • bad-mannered
  • barbarian
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • barnyard
  • base
  • bearish
  • blasphemous
  • blue
  • blunt
  • bold
  • bold-faced
  • boorish
  • brash
  • brassy
  • brazen
  • brusk
  • brusque
  • brutish
  • bumbling
  • bumptious
  • bungling
  • caddish
  • cantankerous
  • cavalier
  • cheap
  • cheeky
  • churlish
  • cloddish
  • clodhopping
  • clownish
  • clumsy
  • coarse
  • common
  • conceited
  • contemptible
  • contemptuous
  • contumelious
  • countrified
  • countryfied
  • crabbed
  • crass
  • cross
  • crude
  • crumby
  • crusty
  • curt
  • dastardly
  • degraded
  • dense
  • depraved
  • despicable
  • dirty
  • disagreeable
  • discourteous
  • disgraceful
  • disgracious
  • dishonorable
  • disreputable
  • disrespectful
  • doltish
  • earthy
  • filthy
  • flip
  • flippant
  • foul
  • foulmouthed
  • fresh
  • gawky
  • graceless
  • green
  • grody
  • gross
  • gruff
  • grumpy
  • halting
  • ham-handed
  • haughty
  • heavy-handed
  • high-handed
  • ignoble
  • ignorant
  • ill-behaved
  • ill-mannered
  • illiberal
  • immodest
  • immoral
  • imperious
  • impertinent
  • impious
  • impolite
  • improper
  • impudent
  • impure
  • in bad taste
  • inaffable
  • inconsiderate
  • incorrect
  • incult
  • indecent
  • indecorous
  • indelicate
  • inelegant
  • inept
  • insensible
  • insensitive
  • insolent
  • inurbane
  • irreverent
  • irritable
  • lacking
  • lewd
  • licentious
  • lippy
  • loud
  • loud-mouthed
  • loutish
  • low
  • lowbred
  • lowbrow
  • lubberly
  • lumpish
  • maladroit
  • malodorous
  • mannerless
  • mean
  • menial
  • misbehaved
  • miserable
  • moody
  • nasty
  • nervy
  • oafish
  • obscene
  • off-color
  • offensive
  • offhand
  • ornery
  • out of line
  • out-of-order
  • outrageous
  • peremptory
  • philistine
  • pompous
  • presumptuous
  • pretentious
  • primitive
  • profanatory
  • profane
  • provincial
  • raffish
  • raunchy
  • raw
  • ribald
  • ridiculous
  • rough
  • rough-hewn
  • roughneck
  • rude
  • rugged
  • rustic
  • rustical
  • sacrilegious
  • salacious
  • sassy
  • saucy
  • savage
  • scatological
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • scurvy
  • servile
  • shameless
  • sharp
  • shocking
  • smart-alecky
  • smutty
  • snippety
  • snippy
  • sordid
  • strange
  • sullen
  • supercilious
  • superior
  • surly
  • swinish
  • tacky
  • tactless
  • tasteless
  • thoughtless
  • ugly
  • unbecoming
  • uncalled-for
  • uncivil
  • uncivilized
  • unconscionable
  • uncontrolled
  • uncouth
  • uncultivated
  • uncultured
  • undecorous
  • undignified
  • uneducated
  • unenlightened
  • unfilial
  • ungainly
  • ungenteel
  • ungentlemanly
  • ungodly
  • ungracious
  • unhandsome
  • unhappy
  • unholy
  • unmannered
  • unmannerly
  • unpoised
  • unpolished
  • unrefined
  • unseemly
  • unskillful
  • unsophisticated
  • untoward
  • unworthy
  • vile
  • vulgar
  • vulgarian
  • wicked
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • wooden
  • wretched

jetliners

  • aerodynes
  • aeroplanes
  • aerospace planes
  • air taxis
  • air-cushion vehicles
  • aircraft
  • airframes
  • airliners
  • airplanes
  • airships
  • amphibians
  • biplanes
  • bombers
  • fighters
  • freighters
  • gliders
  • jets
  • jump jets
  • lightplanes
  • liners
  • planes
  • rocket planes
  • sailplanes
  • seaplanes
  • ships
  • superjets
  • supersonic transports
  • supersonics
  • tankers
  • tilt-rotors
  • torpedo bombers
  • towplanes
  • tractors
  • trijets
  • trimotors
  • triplanes
  • turbojets
  • turboprops
  • warplanes

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