FORDS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

fords

noun

plural of ford

as in banks

a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow didn't attempt getting the horses across the stream until we had reached the ford

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Recent Examples of fords Stirling’s forces surrounded the unprepared Aboriginal people, taking positions across the river and at the fords above and below the camp. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Reserves are deposits that banks themselves hold at the central bank, and the Fed can create them at will with a keystroke.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The tall bleached ''bathtub ring'' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on August 01, 2026 in Page, Arizona.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of banks

Noun

Volunteers and staff with the nonprofit foundation removed alligatorweed from the shoals manually but are working on grant proposals to remove more.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
The assumption is that Lohar will either abandon pursuit or accidentally run the Bitchfist aground on the toothy shoals.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of shoals

Noun

Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

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