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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1. Joseph Aucoin:

   So we are going to sail, fly, operate throughout these waters....like we have been doing for so long.

2. Pete Worden:

   The thing would look like the chip from your cell phone with this very thin gauzy light sail, it would be something like 10, 12 feet across.

3. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay:

   Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   The share price of SAIL is likely to touch Rs.90 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. Scott Conn:

   In terms of launching of the ballistic missiles, the US Navy has 38 ships underway today in the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea, and we continue to fly and sail and operate anywhere international law allows to demonstrate our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and reassure our allies and partners.