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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1. Sidharth Kaushal:

   It would be unusually risky to take the sort of actions that The Russians claims to have taken -- including dropping bombs in front of a foreign vessel, the Russians have been working to push the narrative that Royal Navy acted provocatively and was driven away -- which might be both for domestic consumption and to reinforce international perceptions of Russia's red lines.

2. Harbormaster Anna Neumann:

   > MENDOCINO, Calif., Jan 5( Reuters) - Harbormaster Anna Neumann dashed from vessel to vessel, business to business at the port Harbormaster Anna Neumann manages near the mouth of northern Californias Noyo River, ensuring all was secure as storms bringing waves as high as a three-story building pummeled the state.You prep as much as you can, and then you just wait for whatever unknown issue that you did n’t prep for to happen, and then you respond.

3. Jim Ambrose:

   The guiding principle was pair-bonding with a man and to be even more specific, to make sure that I possessed a proper vessel for an erect penis, the end goal wasn't that I would be a sexually satisfied woman, or a person who was curious about other forms of sexuality. ... Jim Ambrose personal sexual pleasure wasn't taken into account.

4. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi:

   Yemeni coast guards ... are checking to see whether (the vessel) belongs to the countries of aggression or to South Korea, in which case it will be released after completing legal procedures.

5. James Reston:

   A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.