Synonyms for fin
fɪnfin

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1. five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

   Synonyms:
   tail fin, basketball team, louver, cinque, quintet, five, phoebe bird, quin, flipper, pentad, atomic number 23, five-spot, quintette, quint, tailfin, fivesome, quintuple, vanadium, louvre, volt, quintuplet

2. tail fin, tailfin, finnoun

   one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

   Synonyms:
   tail fin, louver, cinque, quintet, five, vertical fin, flipper, quintuplet, vertical stabiliser, pentad, vertical stabilizer, quint, tailfin, fivesome, caudal fin, louvre

3. louver, louvre, finnoun

   one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tailfin, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre

4. flipper, finnoun

   a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, fivesome, louvre, louver, tailfin

5. finnoun

   a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfin

6. finverb

   organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

   Synonyms:
   cinque, quint, five, flipper, tail fin, pentad, quintuplet, quintet, louver, fivesome, louvre, tailfin

7. finverb

   equip (a car) with fins

   Synonyms:
   break water

8. finverb

   propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

   Synonyms:
   break water

9. fin, break waterverb

   show the fins above the water while swimming

   "The sharks were finning near the surface"

   Synonyms:
   break water

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Digit
   • Equip
   • Shoe
   • Slat
   • Stabilizer
   • Swim

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "fin":

   end, order, ecfin, purpose, cotter

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1. Daniel Magee:

   As we got closer I saw a fin and realized it was a whale, some lock keepers hosing Atmospheric Administration.Garside down and it looked like the tide was going up so Atmospheric Administration.Garside could turn around. I realized that the whale might be injured as it started rolling on its side and thrashing about.

2. Adeline Chan:

   It was a big challenge initially, getting customers to accept our shark fin policy, we accepted that it would mean a substantial cut for our banqueting business. We initiated the policy because it was the right thing to do. We recognized that as a species, sharks are threatened with extinction, and if this happens, it would put the health of our oceans and fisheries at risk.

3. Adeline Chan:

   We don't need shark fins for ourselves, but sharks need their fins, i stopped consuming shark fin soup four years ago after learning what sharks had to go through before a bowl of shark fin soup is served.

4. Ian Ziering:

   We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family.

5. Erik Johnson:

   That was amazing. I mean, just straight out, this is incredible. When we heard the Blue Jays were in Buffalo, we knew we had to fin da way to get to the game.