Synonyms for COAST
koʊstcoast

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. coast

   Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.

   Synonyms:
   bank, beach, border, bound, brim, brink, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coastnoun

   the shore of a sea or ocean

   Synonyms:
   slide, coast, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

2. coastnoun

   a slope down which sleds may coast

   "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

3. coastnoun

   the area within view

   "the coast is clear"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

4. slide, glide, coastverb

   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

   "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

   Synonyms:
   seashore, semivowel, chute, sailing, coast, slide, microscope slide, sea-coast, slideway, sliding board, swoop, lantern slide, soaring, gliding, seacoast, glide, playground slide, sailplaning, sloping trough

5. coastverb

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Matched Categories

1. • Glide
   • Slope
   • View

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] border, frontier

2. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   shore, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast

3. coastverb

   Synonyms:
   sail along the coast

4. coastverb

   Synonyms:
   slide down a hill (on a sled)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   seashore, seaboard, seaside, shore, strand, beach

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

1. List of paraphrases for "coast":

   côte, costa, coasts, coastal, coastline, inshore, ribs, shore, rib, shoreline, side, côtes, seaboard, littoral, sahel, costas, cã, marine

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COAST

   Synonyms:
   Heparin-COAted Stents in Small Coronary Arteries Trial

How to pronounce COAST?

How to say COAST in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use COAST in a sentence?

1. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   We have captured some U.S. citizens in undercover activities, espionage, trying to win over people in towns along the Venezuelan coast.

2. Jonathan Wilkinson:

   There is a conversation going on about the number of seals and sea lions on both the east coast and the west coast, and theres a legitimate conversation to be had about the impacts of that, that is different from a specific example where people are harassing and doing something that is clearly illegal with respect to marine mammals.

3. Dieter Zetsche:

   There is tremendous opportunity in the convergence of the West Coast tech industry and the auto industry with its huge technological depth, we feel we are well equipped to drive that development and to lead it in many areas. We are open and attentive to all intrusions from all sides.

4. Ahmed Abdi Falay:

   They climbed into the boat and were shocked to find the dead bodies of 10 people and 72 others who were in different stages of suffering, some of them in serious condition, the Coast Guard brought the 72 survivors and the bodies of the dead people ashore. The wounded are being treated and the dead are being buried.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   From coast to coast to coast, tonight Canadians rejected division and negativity. They rejected cuts and austerity. They voted in favor of a progressive agenda and strong action on climate change, we will make life more affordable, we will continue to fight climate change, we will get guns off our streets.