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

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, 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, 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, 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. Freedman Fowler:

   Acristavus does not have a crest. The top of its skull is flat. Brachylophosaurus has a large, flat, paddle-shaped crest that completely covers the back of the top of its skull, it is a perfect example of evolution within a single lineage of dinosaurs over millions of years.

2. Melissa Romero:

   When I first started I couldn't paddle more than five minutes at a time. Now I can probably do an hour continuous.

3. 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.

4. Paulina Porizkova:

   Starting last year- since my husband got diagnosed -Ive been on a strange journey. Paddling a canoe in a stormy sea. My boys are in the back, scared but preoccupied. Sometimes the waves are smaller and easier to navigate, some days I lose my paddle and waves threaten to overwhelm. But I know my purpose is to get myself and my kids to safety, to the beach.

5. Dianne Marie Teresa Cole:

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