COAST Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of coast

as in shore

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coast

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verb

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily coasting along easily in the light traffic

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Recent Examples of coast

Noun

Odds are long, but the coast-to-coast gerrymandering fight could boost the push for reform. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 After Los Angeles, the tour heads to the east coast for stop a stop in Brooklyn, New York before ending in Kansas City, Missouri at the Full Tilt Film Festival. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Verb

Argentina and France, the 2022 World Cup finalists in Qatar, coasted through their groups and were two of the three teams that collected all nine points. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026 Lander, Valdez and Avila Chevalier will all coast to victory in November in the heavily-Democratic districts. — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coast

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Noun

Barcelona's beaches may be among Spain's busiest in summer, but the coastline changes pace surprisingly quickly.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Its volcanic origins explain the kaleidoscope of colors gracing the rugged cliffs and coastlines.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Definition of coastline

Verb

England fans are flooding to Miami, with over 30,000 expected for the game as stories of last-minute trips via here, there and everywhere flow as freely as the drinks.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
There is an ethos in the tech industry that talent and information should be able to flow freely and that execution is what ultimately wins.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of flow

Noun

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, overseen by the British military, said the ship had been hugging Oman’s shoreline.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
His body was found by a National Park Service agent face-down in the water off the shoreline Monday morning.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of shoreline

Verb

From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Twice England’s post was struck but when Enzo Fernández’s sublime strike sailed past Jordan Pickford in the 85th minute, there only ever felt like one winner.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of sail

Verb

Microsoft tied itself tightly to OpenAI through a series of investments, but the two companies drifted and became competing with each other after the abrupt 2023 ousting and reinstatement of OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, with little notice to Nadella.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026
On warm Carolina nights in Steele Creek, string lights glow overhead and oldies drift through the speakers.

— Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

Definition of drift

Noun

Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.

— Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
The storm is projected to move slowly up the coastland and could bring torrential rain over several days, said meteorologist Donald Jones of the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

— Juan A. Lozano, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2021

Definition of coastland

Verb

Lounge on the private beach or play sand volleyball, and cruise the lake in complimentary kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards.

— Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
The first quarterfinal of this year’s World Cup went by without much drama yesterday with Les Bleus cruising into the semifinals with a simple 2-0 win against a less-than-impressive Morocco.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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