Synonyms for offshore
ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-off·shore

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1. offshore, seawardadjective

   (of winds) coming from the land

   "offshore winds"

   Synonyms:
   seaward, onshore, inshore, shoreward

   Antonyms:
   shoreward, seaward, onshore, inshore

2. offshoreadverb

   at some distance from the shore

   "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"

   Synonyms:
   seaward

   Antonyms:
   shoreward, inshore, onshore, seaward

3. offshoreadverb

   away from shore; away from land

   "cruising three miles offshore"

   Antonyms:
   inshore, onshore, shoreward, seaward

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1. List of paraphrases for "offshore":

   extraterritorial, off-shore, overseas, ocean-going, off, extra-territorial, distant-water, marine, deep-sea, at-sea, maritime, foreign, pelagic, coastal, abroad, high-seas, high-sea, out-of-territory, sea-going, seawards, seaward

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1. Alexander Jost:

   For the offshore drillers we were bearish even prior to the oil price drop because there is some 12 to 13 percent supply growth in the next two years.

2. Terje Turnes:

   We expect rougher weather in the oil and gas sector, especially in OSV (offshore support vessels) and rigs, and we will see the (asset) impairments increasing in 2016, for OSV in 2016, we believe this will be the most challenging year - we see many companies that need to go through restructuring.

3. Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg/Getty Images Evergrande:

   The proposed restructuring will alleviate the company’s pressure of offshore indebtedness and facilitate the company’s efforts to resume operations and resolve issues on shore.

4. Yang Shuangquan:

   In offshore oil drilling we'd like to cut the reliance on imports by improving the self-sufficiency, (The plan) draws up... major development projects for the oil industries in exploiting natural gas, shale gas and offshore oil. The latter two will remain as China's strategic moves to ensure energy supply.

5. Gene Karpinski:

   This victory shows that no one, not even President Trump, is above the law, offshore drilling and the associated threat of devastating oil spills puts coastal economies and ways of life at risk while worsening the consequences of climate change. President Trump wanted to erase all the environmental progress we've made, but we fought back and we won.