BARGES Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of barge

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily the big man barged into the room

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noun

plural of barge

as in freighters

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Recent Examples of barges

Verb

Keeley barges in, wanting £300,000 for a new locker room to which feminist Rebecca, despite her feminism, has to say no. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Even the Sanitation Department is in on the planning because the garbage barges need to get out of the way. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026 Konsa pushes Mario Pasalic towards the front post, while O’Reilly barges Josip Stanisic in the opposite direction. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Then Worldwide Wes barges into the room. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Johnson barges in, wearing some sort of candy-apple-color fur coat and cooly issuing demands in a perfect, beat-for-beat take on Streep’s famous scene in the first The Devil Wears Prada. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026 Most rooms open onto balconies facing the Huangpu, where barges glide at an unhurried pace and the older skyline glints across the river. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Larger barges servicing the Puerto Rico trade cost between $30 million and $100 million. — Colin Grabow, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 Instead, The Abandons barges full tilt into sexism and shock value. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

Noun

The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barges

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The line shuffles forward quickly, and my heart knots in my chest as Heartfillers are dosed to each person up ahead.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffles

Noun

At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of warships

Verb

But here, too, Wladyka stumbles, opting for a comforting but pat ending about how dance and art enliven so many lives.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Early in the book, there’s a disturbing scene in which Cathy’s mother stumbles upon a half naked 10-year-old Cathy lying on the floor beneath two teenage boys.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stumbles

Noun

The crowds at popular ports die down, fares fall, and with kids back in school, the atmosphere aboard ships is quieter.

— Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
In March, the UK government gave the US Air Force permission to use Fairford to carry ⁠out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ships

Verb

The retinol in the formula sloughs away all impurities that lead to the bumps in the first place, while vitamin E and green tea fend off any sensitivities by restoring the moisture barrier.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
Powered by microcrystals, this is an excellent physical exfoliant that sloughs away dead skin with ease—without being overly harsh of course.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloughs

Noun

However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026