Synonyms for surf
sɜrfsurf

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. surf, breaker, breakersverb

   waves breaking on the shore

   Synonyms:
   breakers, ledgeman, breaker, circuit breaker

2. surfboard, surfverb

   ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

   "Californians love to surf"

   Synonyms:
   channel-surf, browse, surfboard

3. browse, surfverb

   look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

   "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"

   Synonyms:
   pasture, graze, range, channel-surf, shop, browse, surfboard, crop

4. surf, channel-surfverb

   switch channels, on television

   Synonyms:
   channel-surf, browse, surfboard

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1. • Glide
   • Search
   • Sport
   • Switch

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sea foam

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. surfnoun

   Synonyms:
   breakers, breaking waves

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "surf":

   surfing, surfer, surfs, navigate, surfboard, snowboard

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1. Lifeguard Battalion Chief Brian O'Rourke:

   There's still some surf and rip currents out there.

2. Nik Zanella:

   Every time we went back, the people we had coached were still doing it and they had taught some other people to do it, so there’s a little surf scene that was growing.

3. Cesare Lucente:

   Hawaii is an adventurers' paradise due to our ideal year-round weather and the huge menu of adventure options, our air and water temperature is very consistent year round, so there is never a bad time to come. You can go out for a surf session in the morning, a hike in the afternoon followed by a sunset kayak all within a few square miles.

4. Dustin Theobald:

   I was in 2 feet (61 cm) of water, or less, lying on my stomach, watching him just playing in the surf and I felt something grab onto my foot and pull, i reached down for my foot. I put my hand on his head - he was probably 4-5 feet (1.2-1.5 meters) - and when I did that, he shook twice and when I did that he released and left.

5. Matt Friedlein:

   On days with high surf and potential for dangerous currents, a simple rule the National Weather Service stresses is to' stay dry when waves are high'.