SEASIDE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of seaside

as in waterside

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Recent Examples of seaside

Adjective

The neighborhood/area The hotel is situated on the north side of a quiet, seaside neighborhood called Agia Pelagia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Noun

And a New Currents special mention went to South Korean director Lim Hayeon’s debut feature Beach Fictions, about a young woman whose escape to a seaside town brings enigmatic encounters with a novelist, a magician and a fortune teller. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors at the time accused Brand of raping a woman in the English seaside area of Bournemouth in 1999. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaside

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaside

Adjective

Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
However, it is always recommended to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of waterside

Noun

Though a seashore and park can be different in some respects, two laws dating to the 1970s direct the National Park Service to manage and regulate parks and seashores using the same standards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Long after all humans have vanished from our planet, some extragalactic visitors might land gently on an empty seashore, throw a bucket into the sea and haul up samples of bacteria.

— Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of seashore

Adjective

However, like many other coastal societies shaped by the migration and economics of Atlantic cod, Lofoten has been no stranger to ecosystem pressures over the decades, from shifting migration patterns to offshore fishing fleets.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
The vehicle traveled from Guangzhou to Wenzhou along the G228 coastal highway, completing the journey in 23 hours and 14 minutes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of coastal

Noun

In the summer, salads, sandwiches, and pizzas are served across the street at The Bathhouse, just off the beach.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
But when Downer’s phone washed ashore on the beach in Santa Monica, the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of beach

Adjective

Just ask folks like Nicolas Cage, who has been racing to combat a sinkhole that recently opened up in the driveway of his beachside Malibu home.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Soon, around a dozen others joined him, sleeping on and off for a month until the beachside tent camp was fully demolished when Spanish police removed a few thousand migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of beachside

Noun

In addition to above-average precipitation projected for the West Coast and across the southern states, precipitation along the eastern seaboard is also expected to be above average.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
That storm actually hit Florida’s Atlantic coast and moved up the Eastern seaboard, as forecasters had predicted.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of seaboard

Noun

West Coast, wet coast Forecasters expect warmer temperatures in Northern California, and above-average precipitation across the state, particularly in Southern California.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Guyana is a diverse country of some 840,000 people that recently became one of the world’s largest offshore oil producers after massive oil deposits were discovered off its coast more than a decade ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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