Synonyms for sail
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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

Matched Categories

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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sail

2. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   plough the deep, plough the waves

3. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   navigate

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1. sailnoun

   Synonyms:
   sailing, cruise, embarkation

2. sailverb

   Synonyms:
   navigate, cruise, embark

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

1. List of paraphrases for "sail":

   veil, sailing, voile, sailor, navigate, headscarf, sailboat, navigating

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1. Erik Pevernagie:

   Cherishing the sweet reminiscence of the early hours of life can be experienced as real enchantment: Those hours when fantasy is given wings and imagination allows us to sail with our paper boats through the stern roads of our constricted life. ( "Paper boats forever" )

2. Helen Keller:

   I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

3. Fabian Picardo:

   She is able to leave as soon as she organizes the logistics necessary in order to sail a ship of that size, could be today, could be tomorrow.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Price Correction, The share price of SAIL is likely to touch Rs.75 on coming Monday, and internet service be closed down by instruction of capital market riggers and web trading platform of brokerage houses be intentionally clamp down so that intraday short selling small players are not able to transact

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.