vessels

The word “vessels” has 2 syllables: ves-sels

It's pronounced as /ˈvɛs.əlz/


What is synonym and antonym for vessels?

In the thesaurus, “vessels” has 202 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for vessels along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for vessels

  • air-cushion vehicles
  • airboats
  • aircraft carriers
  • argosies
  • argosy
  • armada
  • assault boats
  • auxiliaries
  • bags
  • bankers
  • barges
  • barks
  • barques
  • basins
  • baskets
  • bateaux
  • batteaux
  • bins
  • boats
  • bottles
  • bottoms
  • bowls
  • boxes
  • brigantines
  • brigs
  • buckets
  • bumboats
  • caddies
  • canoes
  • cans
  • caravels
  • carriers
  • cartons
  • cartridges
  • cases
  • caskets
  • casseroles
  • catamarans
  • catboats
  • chargers
  • clippers
  • coasters
  • cobles
  • cockleshells
  • colliers
  • containers
  • containerships
  • coolers
  • coracles
  • corvettes
  • crafts
  • crates
  • cruisers
  • cups
  • currachs
  • curraghs
  • cutters
  • destroyers
  • dhows
  • dinghies
  • dinks
  • dishes
  • dories
  • draggers
  • dugouts
  • ferries
  • ferryboats
  • flagships
  • flatboats
  • flotilla
  • formation
  • freighters
  • garveys
  • gigs
  • gillnetters
  • gondolas
  • group
  • hampers
  • handbaskets
  • holders
  • hookers
  • houseboats
  • hovercrafts
  • hoys
  • hydrofoils
  • hydroplanes
  • icebreakers
  • inboards
  • ironclads
  • jars
  • johnboats
  • jolly boats
  • jugs
  • junk
  • kayaks
  • keelboats
  • keels
  • kegs
  • ketches
  • kettles
  • kits
  • launches
  • lifeboats
  • lighters
  • lightships
  • line
  • liners
  • lockers
  • longboats
  • luggers
  • marine defense
  • men-of-war
  • merchant marine
  • merchant ships
  • merchantmen
  • motor ships
  • motorboats
  • narrow boats
  • naval force
  • navy
  • outboards
  • outriggers
  • packets
  • packs
  • paddleboats
  • pails
  • pinnaces
  • piraguas
  • pirogues
  • pitchers
  • plates
  • platters
  • pockets
  • pontoons
  • pots
  • powerboats
  • prams
  • pt boats
  • punts
  • rafts
  • receptacles
  • riverboats
  • rowboats
  • rowing boats
  • sacks
  • sailboats
  • salvers
  • sampans
  • saucers
  • scallopers
  • schooners
  • scows
  • sculls
  • sea force
  • sea power
  • seiners
  • servers
  • shallops
  • shells
  • ships
  • shrimpers
  • skiffs
  • squadron
  • square-riggers
  • steamers
  • steamships
  • superliners
  • supertankers
  • surfboats
  • tall ships
  • tankers
  • taxies
  • taxis
  • tender
  • tonnage
  • torpedo boats
  • towboats
  • traders
  • tramps
  • transports
  • trawlers
  • trays
  • trunks
  • tubs
  • tugboats
  • tugs
  • umiaks
  • unit
  • vats
  • waiters
  • warmers
  • warships
  • water taxis
  • watercrafts
  • whaleboats
  • whalers
  • wherries
  • windjammers
  • workboats
  • xebecs
  • yachts
  • yawls

Meanings of vessels

  • noun
    1. Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
    2. A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
    3. Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
    4. A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
    5. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
    6. A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
  • verb
    1. To put into a vessel.

Example Sentences

  • The harbor was filled with fishing vessels returning from the sea.
  • Blood circulates through arteries, veins, and tiny vessels.
  • The museum displayed ancient clay vessels used for storing wine.
  • Several cargo vessels were anchored near the dock.
  • The delicate glass vessels were carefully arranged on the shelf.

On this page you'll find 202 synonyms or another words to vessels, such as: air-cushion vehicles, airboats, aircraft carriers, argosies, argosy, armada, assault boats.

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

Related Words

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decanters

  • beakers
  • bottles
  • buckets
  • canteens
  • carafes
  • cruses
  • cups
  • ewers
  • fiascoes
  • flagons
  • flasks
  • jorums
  • jugs
  • kettles
  • mugs
  • pails
  • pitchers
  • pots
  • steins
  • stoups
  • tankards
  • teakettles
  • vessels
  • watering cans
  • watering pots

navy

  • argosy
  • armada
  • caravan
  • cavalcade
  • column
  • convoy
  • cortege
  • fleet
  • flotilla
  • line
  • marine defense
  • merchant marine
  • motorcade
  • naval force
  • parade
  • procession
  • sea force
  • sea power
  • train
  • vessels
  • warships

hampers

  • arrests
  • baffles
  • bags
  • balks
  • barricades
  • basins
  • baskets
  • binds
  • bins
  • blockades
  • blocks
  • bottles
  • bowls
  • boxes
  • brakes
  • buckets
  • caddies
  • cans
  • carriers
  • cartons
  • cartridges
  • cases
  • caskets
  • chains
  • checks
  • chokes
  • clogs
  • confines
  • constrains
  • containers
  • coolers
  • cramps
  • crates
  • curbs
  • delays
  • derails
  • disrupts
  • embarrasses
  • encumbers
  • fetters
  • foils
  • frustrates
  • gives a hard time
  • halters
  • handbaskets
  • handcuffs
  • handicaps
  • hinders
  • hobbles
  • hog-ties
  • holders
  • holds back
  • holds up
  • impedes
  • inhibits
  • jars
  • jugs
  • kegs
  • kettles
  • kits
  • leashes
  • lockers
  • manacles
  • mires
  • muzzles
  • obstructs
  • packs
  • pails
  • pitchers
  • pockets
  • pots
  • receptacles
  • reins
  • represses
  • restrains
  • retains
  • retards
  • roadblocks
  • sabotages
  • sacks
  • shackles
  • short-circuits
  • smothers
  • stifles
  • strangles
  • stumps
  • stymies
  • suffocates
  • suppresses
  • tethers
  • thwarts
  • ties
  • ties up
  • trammels
  • trunks
  • tubs
  • vats
  • vessels
  • warmers

keels

  • aircraft carriers
  • argosies
  • barges
  • barks
  • barques
  • boats
  • brigantines
  • brigs
  • caravels
  • clippers
  • coasters
  • collapses
  • colliers
  • containerships
  • corvettes
  • crashes
  • cruisers
  • crumples
  • cutters
  • destroyers
  • drops
  • falls
  • ferryboats
  • flagships
  • flumps
  • free-falls
  • freighters
  • icebreakers
  • ironclads
  • junk
  • ketches
  • lightships
  • liners
  • men-of-war
  • merchant ships
  • merchantmen
  • motor ships
  • nose-dives
  • packets
  • plonks
  • plops
  • plummets
  • plunges
  • plunks
  • precipitates
  • sailboats
  • schooners
  • ships
  • skids
  • slides
  • slips
  • square-riggers
  • steamers
  • steamships
  • stumbles
  • superliners
  • supertankers
  • tall ships
  • tankers
  • topples
  • traders
  • tramps
  • transports
  • trips
  • tumbles
  • vessels
  • warships
  • watercrafts
  • windjammers
  • wipes out
  • xebecs
  • yachts

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