Antonyms for sail
seɪlsail

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1. • Boat
   • Journey
   • Move
   • Navigation
   • Ocean Trip
   • Travel

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1. sail, canvas, canvass, sheetnoun

   a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

   Synonyms:
   rag, canvas tent, bed sheet, public opinion poll, weather sheet, plane, sheet, flat solid, tack, sheet of paper, canvass, shroud, poll, tabloid, mainsheet, canvas, opinion poll, piece of paper, cruise

2. cruise, sailnoun

   an ocean trip taken for pleasure

   Synonyms:
   sheet, canvass, canvas, cruise

3. sailverb

   any structure that resembles a sail

   Synonyms:
   sheet, canvass, canvas, cruise

4. sailverb

   traverse or travel on (a body of water)

   "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

   Synonyms:
   sweep, voyage, navigate

5. sweep, sailverb

   move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

   "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

   Synonyms:
   span, navigate, traverse, cross, drag, sweep, embroil, sweep up, tangle, voyage, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broom

6. sailverb

   travel on water propelled by wind

   "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"

   Synonyms:
   sweep, voyage, navigate

7. voyage, sail, navigateverb

   travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

   "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

   Synonyms:
   pilot, sweep, voyage, navigate

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1. sailnoun

   Synonyms:
   sailing, cruise, embarkation

2. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   navigate, cruise, embark

How to use sail in a sentence?

1. Tracy Chavous:

   I started out wanting to sail and then I saw there was a sailboat that took you whale watching, that was awesome. And then there was a guarantee of seeing the whales. It was traditional and we wanted to see people sailing. That's what we got.

2. Zora Neale Hurston:

   Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.

3. Tommy Tuberville:

   Our job is to remind friends and foes alike that the U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy to ever sail the seven seas, and it must stay that way.

4. Fabian Picardo:

   She is able to leave as soon as she organizes the logistics necessary in order to sail a ship of that size wherever it is going next, it could be today. It could be tomorrow. This is a matter now exclusively for the ship agents and ship owners.

5. Dugland Wells:

   I feel confident there's room for more operators, they won't just be able to sail in here to this pier in the middle of the Havana. They'll have to build new infrastructure and will probably be 20 miles outside of town.

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