Synonyms of ship

ship 1 of 2

noun

ˈship 

as in boat

a large craft for travel by water

a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boat
• vessel
• warship
• freighter
• steamship
• liner
• keel
• yacht
• schooner
• tanker
• barge
• steamer
• cruiser
• transport
• flagship
• merchantman
• cutter
• corvette
• trader
• coaster
• containership
• lightship
• ferryboat
• brig
• watercraft
• merchant ship
• destroyer
• supertanker
• aircraft carrier
• collier
• sailboat
• man-of-war
• ironclad
• tramp
• caravel
• brigantine
• bark
• icebreaker
• superliner
• motor ship
• clipper
• packet
• ketch
• argosy
• junk
• square-rigger
• windjammer
• tall ship
• xebec

ship

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verb

as in to send

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

we shipped those books out yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• send
• transport
• transmit
• transfer
• dispatch
• pack (off)
• shoot
• consign
• deliver
• launch
• render
• return
• forward
• convey
• export
• pass
• import
• address
• drop
• present
• advance
• donate
• contribute
• give
• hand over
• bestow
• resend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• accept
• get
• obtain
• secure
• acquire
• draw
• gain
• earn
• procure
• garner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ship

Noun

The team examined both the vessel's operational technology and information-technology systems and worked with the crew and the ship's corporate operators to eradicate the threat. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Orders that ship late, customers who go elsewhere and working capital locked into the wrong inventory are the losses that outlast the disruption itself. — Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

With 9,700 units shipped during the first six months of the year, AGIBOT is the top seller of humanoid robots, according to data from Counterpoint Research released in late August. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

The lawsuit also accuses two men in Peru of painting a series of works purportedly signed by Warhol and arranging for the canvases to be shipped to Roberts’s gallery. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing ship

• jump ship
• ship (out)
• take ship