Synonyms of inlet

inlet

noun

ˈin-ˌlet 

as in bay

a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline

went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bay
• estuary
• cove
• firth
• gulf
• loch
• port
• creek
• fjord
• fiord
• embayment
• arm
• bight
• harbor
• bayou
• strait
• narrow
• sound
• roadstead
• road(s)
• backwater
• slough
• slue
• slew

Examples of inlet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stairs and ramps provide people a way to touch the water at a shallow inlet created by removing a portion of the dock wall. —Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024

The steel, concrete, and glass structure will elevate visitors above a tidal inlet and offer views of a two-mile long landfill mound and an ever-changing tidal wetland ecosystem. —Kirsten Swenson, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024

There’s a modest hill in Seneca Bowen’s yard that gently slopes upward, away from an inlet that leads into southeastern Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean. —Joseph Lee, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024

With frontage on an inlet of Lake Michigan, Traverse City has water sports, more than 30 area golf courses and a reputation as a top dining town. —William P. Barrett, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024