Synonyms for Paddle
ˈpæd lpad·dle

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1. paddlenoun

   small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

2. paddlenoun

   a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

3. paddlenoun

   an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

4. paddle, boat paddleverb

   a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle, paddle

5. paddleverb

   propel with a paddle

   "paddle your own canoe"

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

6. dabble, paddle, splash aroundverb

   play in or as if in water, as of small children

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, smatter, totter, spank, play around, larrup, dabble, paddle, waddle, coggle

7. paddleverb

   swim like a dog in shallow water

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

8. toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddleverb

   walk unsteadily

   "small children toddle"

   Synonyms:
   seesaw, dodder, toddle, teeter, wobble, spank, larrup, dabble, paddle, totter, waddle, coggle, splash around

9. spank, paddle, larrupverb

   give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, paddle, waddle, coggle

10. paddleverb

    stir with a paddle

    Synonyms:
    splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Bat
   • Blade
   • Boat
   • Instrument Of Punishment
   • Play
   • Sport
   • Stir
   • Swim
   • Walk

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swim

   travel along (a stretch of water) by paddling

   i paddled over to the boat.

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

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

1. List of paraphrases for "paddle":

   paddling, palette, selector, oar, picker, snowshoeing, racket, snowshoe, rowing

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1. Richard Theoharis:

   He’s very capable on the paddle board so it seems fishy to me, he was under pressure. He owed $600,000 and he didn’t have it. He was afraid the judge would throw him in jail. If he’s scared, we hope he will contact us. Make a phone call. Just let somebody know you’re safe so we can rest at night.

2. Ernie Medina:

   A beginner might not be able to tell the difference between a $ 50 paddle and a $ 300 paddle, but a more experienced player definitely can.

3. Dianne Marie Teresa Cole:

   You don’t smack the water with your paddle if you wish to catch fish.

4. Michael Goforth:

   It can be a really passive, intuitive thing. That's kind of what your goal is, is to let the water do all the work, and you use your paddle to assist when it's not perfect.

5. Michael Goforth:

   I don't know how to describe it. It's so beautiful, it can be a really passive, intuitive thing. That's kind of what your goal is, is to let the water do all the work, and you use your paddle to assist when it's not perfect.