CONVOYS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of convoy

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone

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convoys

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noun

plural of convoy

as in flotillas

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as in defenders

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Gunville launched Champera and its flagship program, Football Fluency Method, to cure the social isolation that often accompanies burnout.

— Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Rosario accompanies her mother towards death while deciding whether to bring a new life into the world.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of accompanies

Noun

Brian Hurley predicts, meanwhile, that as more independent astronauts from around the world begin occupying the orbital rings closest to Earth, SpaceX could move to connect up small flotillas of Starships into larger interlinked clusters.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Definition of flotillas

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She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.

— Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of escorts

Noun

In laboratory tests, fleets of four and eight robots autonomously assembled into target structures, disconnected, reassembled into new shapes, and operated as a single rigid vessel capable of collective movement.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Kesko owns no trucks of its own, its goods travelling on partners' fleets, which is standard for a retailer of its size.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of fleets

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All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Members of the Jalisco cartel have been charged with orchestrating the attack and several of Manzo’s bodyguards were arrested for possible participation.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

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