Synonyms of sails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sail

1

as in boats

to travel on water in a vessel

I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

sailed through the latest assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in floats

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floats
• hovers
• drifts
• swims
• glides
• rides
• bobs
• buoys
• hangs
• wafts
• rafts
• balloons
• poises
• suspends
• dangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinks
• settles
• dives
• plunges
• lunges
• dips
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

• sinks
• settles
• dives
• plunges
• lunges
• dips
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

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sails

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noun

plural of sail

as in voyages

a journey over water in a vessel

we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voyages
• cruises
• crossings
• passages