Synonyms of sail into

sail into

phrase

1

as in attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• slam
• tie into
• light into
• scold
• abuse
• insult
• savage
• jump (on)
• blast
• criticize
• assail
• trash
• curse
• potshot
• belabor
• excoriate
• bash
• beat up on
• castigate
• vituperate
• harass
• scathe
• lace (into)
• lambaste
• berate
• reprimand
• harangue
• harry
• blaspheme
• revile
• lash (out)
• affront
• libel
• whip
• slur
• blackguard
• slander
• put down
• profane
• belittle
• vilify
• disparage
• chide
• chastise
• execrate
• rebuke
• asperse
• imprecate
• fulminate
• bad-mouth
• traduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praise
• hail
• compliment
• commend
• acclaim
• laud

2

as in approach

to start work on energetically

The students sailed into the new assignment right away.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• dive (into)
• tackle
• light into
• have at
• pitch into
• wade (in or into)
• tear into
• undertake
• attack
• address
• fall (to)
• settle (down)
• pursue
• concentrate (on)
• focus (on)
• go at
• buckle (down to)
• face
• plunge (in)
• pitch in
• knuckle down (to)
• zero (in on)
• take up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• evade
• shun
• potter (around)
• monkey (around)
• play
• idle
• fiddle (around)
• putter (around)
• mess
• trifle
• lag
• fool
• poke
• dally
• dawdle
• dillydally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sail into

Balogun wasn’t able to make the same impact as in previous games, and the team only scored one goal after Malik Tillman’s free kick sailed into the net. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Oil tanker markets are having one of the most lucrative years ever, and shipbrokers suggest that the premium for sailing into the Gulf during the war could have yielded three to four times the prewar rate. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Suárez’s cross sailed into the box and landed right at the feet of John Arias, who then flushed it past the Ghana goalkeeper for the early goal. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Bam—another sailed into the sky and landed on the court directly next to us. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026