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

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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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How to use sail in a sentence?

1. Fabian Picardo:

   She is able to leave as soon as she organizes the logistics necessary in order to sail a ship of that size wherever it is going next, it could be today. It could be tomorrow. This is a matter now exclusively for the ship agents and ship owners.

2. Floyd McKissick:

   What Biden inherited was a ship that was adrift at sea that he's had to sail on a corrective course to get things back in place, and I think he's done an excellent job in doing so.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   We were basically saying, like honestly, just let them sail.

4. 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" )

5. State Antony Blinken:

   The United States will defend our national interests and support our allies and partners in the region, we are not looking for bases but we will continue to sail, to fly, to operate anywhere that international law allows.