SEA CAPTAIN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

sea captain

noun

Definition of sea captain

as in commander

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Recent Examples of sea captain The salty sea captain beard and the piercing stare, perfect for magazine covers, did not hurt. — Matthew Herper, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026 The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851. — Dan Kelly march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026 The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026 English sea captains, with royal patronage, had been trafficking African people to the Caribbean and the Chesapeake Bay for decades, but on an ad-hoc basis. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea captain

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Noun

Some Iran experts said the MOU was simply acknowledging the reality of an Iranian entrenchment so deep that there are believed to be hundreds of Revolutionary Guard commanders in Lebanon.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
The president also acts as the commander-in-chief of Bangladesh's armed forces.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

After a few months of disappointing results, the club dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza and installed Andy Green as interim skipper while beginning to look toward 2027.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But with his second Golden Boot in sight, current skipper Mbappe might not want that to happen.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of skipper

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In 2025, the Travelers Championship ranked ninth in total television viewership, with former Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley winning the tournament, further fueling discussion about his role as one of the few playing captains in Ryder Cup history.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Raman Kapoor, a tanker captain who had 10 days left on his tour when war erupted, watched helplessly in March as a nearby tanker exploded in flames after being hit by an unmanned craft.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026

Definition of captain

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Some coding tools call these auto-run, skip-permissions or unrestricted modes.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Cool hues of pistachio and coral skip across the spaces, with corduroy swivel chairs and floral throw pillows that feel straight out of your grandma’s house yet are effortlessly cool.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of skip

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Mark Fox, a retired vice admiral and a former commander of the 5th Fleet, previously told Fox News Digital that Kharg is fundamentally an oil terminal rather than a military fortress.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
The surgeon general's rank is three-star vice admiral.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026

Definition of vice admiral

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When officers approached the vehicle, the man pulled a handgun and officers fired on him, Garcia said.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of officer

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Captain is a senior Navy rank, equivalent to full-bird colonel in the Army, but Maverick’s contemporary Iceman, in contrast, had progressed to four-star admiral and the head of Pacific Fleet, one of the Navy’s biggest jobs.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
James Stavridis, a retired US Navy admiral who had sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times, agreed.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of admiral

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