Synonyms of ships

ships 1 of 2

noun

plural of ship

as in boats

a large craft for travel by water

a cruise ship plying the warm waters of the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boats
• vessels
• warships
• freighters
• liners
• steamships
• schooners
• yachts
• keels
• tankers
• steamers
• barges
• cruisers
• merchantmen
• men-of-war
• ironclads
• corvettes
• cutters
• lightships
• traders
• transports
• containerships
• supertankers
• destroyers
• ferryboats
• colliers
• merchant ships
• flagships
• coasters
• aircraft carriers
• motor ships
• brigs
• packets
• brigantines
• sailboats
• caravels
• argosies
• icebreakers
• tramps
• watercrafts
• barks
• tall ships
• junk
• windjammers
• clippers
• superliners
• ketches
• square-riggers
• xebecs

ships

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ship

as in sends

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

we shipped those books out yesterday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sends
• transports
• dispatches
• transfers
• transmits
• packs (off)
• shoots
• consigns
• renders
• delivers
• exports
• launches
• passes
• imports
• addresses
• conveys
• advances
• drops
• returns
• forwards
• hands over
• presents
• gives
• donates
• contributes
• bestows
• resends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• accepts
• gets
• draws
• acquires
• obtains
• gains
• earns
• secures
• procures
• garners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ships

Noun

Artificial reefs, on the other hand, are created by humans from any number of materials from rocks to sunken ships to protect coastlines or attract aquatic life. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Houthi militants based in Yemen claimed to have struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, days after the group announced a naval blockade on Saudi ships. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The initial design sparked two larger concepts, with Pastrovich responding to a growing demand for stylish yet sturdy expedition ships capable of cruising to remote destinations such as Antarctica, Patagonia, Greenland, and the Arctic. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2026

Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen, meanwhile, have declared an embargo against ships that deliver or load cargo at ports in Saudi Arabia. — Spencer Kimball,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Additionally, because the ships are smaller, often with fewer than 700 guests, the itineraries tend to be more exciting, accessing ports that are often not available to larger ocean vessels. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 July 2026

Two container ships operated by shipping company MSC were seized in April and its ships and crews have reportedly still not been released. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Rolling on their backs makes whales more vulnerable to being hit by ships. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

Iran has attacked more than 30 ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the last three months, Centcom said, while also insisting that the waterway was open for business. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Verb

Saudi Arabia ships roughly 230,000 barrels of diesel through the Suez Canal from refineries close to Yemen, putting them at risk of Houthi attack, according to Homayoun Falakshahi, head of crude oil analysis at Kpler. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

After payment clears, JM Bullion ships your order directly to your address. — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Usually, tech media reports, Apple ships a new iOS with its new security tools, but now, the company is taking the unprecedented step of releasing the patches before the operating system. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The Razr+ ships with Android 16, and comes with three years of Android OS upgrades and five years of bi-monthly security updates. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados. — Danica Kirka, Fortune, 22 June 2026

But just to stay focused on Google for one second, the knock on Google historically is this is a company that ships lots and lots of products. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 May 2026

The brand also ships through Goldbelly. — Connie Ogle may 23, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026

Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network. — Nilesh Christopher Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026