Thesaurus results for AQUATIC

aquatic

adjective

ə-ˈkwä-tik

as in underwater

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures

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Recent Examples of aquatic Since then, the city has taken the Seine’s role as an amenity and tourist attraction further — by making the river swimmable, both for athletes competing in aquatic events in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and for regular people thereafter. —

Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026 Raja Ampat remains the global epicenter of marine biodiversity, with exceptionally vibrant coral reefs that host the highest number of aquatic species in the world, including endemic fish. —

Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026 The platypus, which remained aquatic, may have retained these hollow structures. —

Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026 Platypuses, which stayed aquatic, may have retained them. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aquatic

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And China is by no means the only country working on commercializing deep-sea exploration, with companies like the Netherlands' U-Boat Worx engineering ways to advance accessible underwater travel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
Today, two small new volcanoes are growing out of its bay, and another one called Kolumbo — capable of producing fearsome tsunamis and clouds of suffocating gases — lurks underwater just offshore.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026