Synonyms of shallows

shallows

noun

plural of shallow

as in shoal

a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow

we waded through the shallows looking for tadpoles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoal
• bank
• ford
• bar
• sandbar
• sandbank
• towhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trench
• depth
• abyss
• gulf
• deep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shallows

At Brooks Falls, visitors watch from elevated platforms as the bruins barrel through the shallows in pursuit of silvery fish or stake out prime positions on the lip of the falls, waiting for salmon to vault from the water into their gaping maws. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Azzuro said the shallows of the eastern Mediterranean have lost 93% of their mollusk population. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Barring bedding season in the early summer when large fish guard nests in the shallows, bigger fish will hang out in deeper, cooler water most of the time. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

Instead of clear water and visible fins cutting through the shallows, the researchers were met with something far less cooperative. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay are Instagram classics, and the shallows off Maho Bay are known for sea turtles. — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026

As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026

Thawing ice along a riverbank, the shallows capturing the reflection of one of the grandchildren; the burning flame of a wick disappearing into a birthday cake; the deep, dark tunnel of a fleeting set of train tracks, as piercing as the endless blue eyes of the toddler in the diptych beside it. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

Conditions are best in the morning before the wind picks up—and visibility is often strong enough to see schools moving through the shallows, along with stingrays and smaller reef species near the edges. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026