KEELS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of keel

as in ships

a large craft for travel by water for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat

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verb

present tense third-person singular of keel

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Recent Examples of keels

Noun

From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels. — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels

Noun

Humboldt Bay, the rugged, often cold bay that is the second-largest in California, is notorious for breakers, or massive white foam waves, that have swept people out to sea and destroyed ships like Raxa’s.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Such Orcan drones have already been used to attack Ukrainian ports and ships.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ships

Noun

The boats can collect measurements including sea-surface temperature, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, salinity and water density.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Traditionalists scoffed at the ‘plastic’ boats, but the Swan 36 featured a revolutionary underwater design.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of boats

Verb

My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.

— Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025

Definition of crumples

Noun

Between 26 and 35 vessels per day have transited this week, down from the 35 to 40 daily average of the prior eight weeks, according to Dimitris Ampatzidis, maritime risk and compliance manager at Kpler.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The carrier’s return also highlights the continuing importance of maintenance and modernization in keeping large naval vessels operational decades after their commissioning.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of vessels

Verb

Many congregants remain standing, using this final chance to plead their case as the day slips by.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
The end goal is to hand off tedious tasks to the AI, be that managing your calendar or filling out school permission slips that show up in your email.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slips

Verb

Things couldn’t be better, until someone plunks their stuff down right in front of you, blocking your view of the water.

— John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026