Synonyms for vessel
ˈvɛs əlves·sel

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.8 / 6 votes

1. vessel, vasnoun

   a tube in which a body fluid circulates

   Synonyms:
   watercraft, vessel, vas

2. vessel, watercraftnoun

   a craft designed for water transportation

   Synonyms:
   watercraft, vessel, vas

3. vesselnoun

   an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

   Synonyms:
   watercraft, vas

Matched Categories

1. • Container
   • Craft
   • Tube

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shallop

   a craft for travelling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.

   i sailed on a vessel to his private island.

   Submitted by rinat on January 20, 2016  

2. time capsule

   an object that holds or cradles something of great importance or significance to a person

   Submitted by rinat on August 12, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vesselnoun

   Synonyms:
   utensil (for holding any thing)

2. vesselnoun

   Synonyms:
   bottom, sailing craft

3. vesselnoun

   Synonyms:
   tube, duct, canal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. vesselnoun

   Synonyms:
   dish, utensil, receptacle, boat, ship, duct, canal, tube

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

1. List of paraphrases for "vessel":

   ship, boat, vessels, ships, receptacle, dewar, craft, navire, building, boats, freighter, vase, barco, container, buildings, shuen, shipping, watercraft, sailboat, maritime, spaceship, warship

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How to use vessel in a sentence?

1. Apache North Sea:

   An initial visual inspection has been carried out from the platform's standby vessel and a specialist inspection team is being mobilized to assess the damage to the platform.

2. Richard Feynman:

   You put the mechanical surgeon inside the blood vessel and it goes into the heart and 'looks' around.

3. Brian Bailey:

   Silversea Cruises was the perfect mix of entertainment and science, being on an expedition vessel.

4. Scott Westerfeld, Peeps, 2005:

   The human heart is a strange vessel. Love and hatred can exist side by side.

5. Maersk Line:

   As we do not have the details of the ruling, we are not able to comment hereon, nor at this point speculate on our options, our paramount concern remains the safety of the crew and the safe release of the vessel. We will continue to do everything we can to resolve this matter with the relevant Iranian authorities.