Synonyms of cruises

cruises 1 of 2

noun

plural of cruise

as in voyages

a journey over water in a vessel

took a luxury cruise for their first wedding anniversary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voyages
• crossings
• sails
• passages

cruises

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cruise

1

as in roams

to move about from place to place aimlessly

the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roams
• wanders
• strolls
• drifts
• floats
• ranges
• meanders
• roves
• traipses
• rambles
• knocks (about)
• gallivants
• mooches
• bats
• saunters
• maunders
• gads (about)
• ambles
• mopes
• kicks around
• dawdles
• tramps
• vagabonds
• strays
• mills (about or around)
• straggles
• hobos

2

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• sails
• glides
• drifts
• races
• sweeps
• slides
• streams
• slips
• bowls
• speeds
• brushes
• rolls
• flies
• coasts
• rushes
• breezes
• whisks
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• flounders
• stumbles
• limps
• shuffles
• stamps
• trudges
• plods
• lumbers
• stomps
• tramps
• labors
• stumps
• toils
• shambles

3

as in sails

to travel on water in a vessel

cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sails
• boats
• ferries
• voyages
• ships (out)
• yachts
• navigates
• takes ship
• kayaks
• canoes
• makes sail
• coasts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cruises

Noun

This strategy matters because The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection aims to attract travelers who may not typically choose cruises. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Read on for some of our favorite Caribbean cruises to book this winter, prime time for sailing through the region’s warm waters. — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Roy even invited me to go on a couple of cruises with six people from the group. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Eclipse chasers may also join eclipse cruises in the north Atlantic. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Parks are okay … for now Experiences, the Disney arm that encompasses its theme parks and cruises, is doing comparatively well, with profits up 20 percent to over $3 billion, off nearly $10 billion in revenue. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

AmaWaterways, which currently offers cruises through Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America, plans to launch a new luxury river ship on the Nile River this fall. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

Travelers reach Antarctica primarily by expedition cruises operated by IAATO-member companies, which follow standards for safe and environmentally responsible travel to one of the world’s most remote and carefully protected destinations. — Ashley Lynch july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

The news comes after Carnival previously canceled nearly a dozen cruises scheduled to set sail in late 2026 aboard Carnival Firenze. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Verb

Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026

The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience. — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Taking off from a base beside Harry Reid International Airport, the chopper cruises up the east side of The Strip — high above The Sphere — before looping around downtown Las Vegas and down Interstate-15 along the west side of The Strip. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

France cruises past Sweden, 3-0 France is through to the Round of 16 after blowing away Sweden, 3-0, with star man Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to ease passage to the next phase. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Cristie Kerr cruises to a 12-stroke victory in the LPGA Championship in one of the most lopsided wins at a major. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Whether your cart navigates the back nine, cruises the cul-de-sac, patrols the campground, or anchors an off-grid lifestyle, this upgrade extends beyond performance considerations. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026

As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane. — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

The aircraft cruises at 75 knots and can sprint at 90 knots. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026