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

The crowds at popular ports die down, fares fall, and with kids back in school, the atmosphere aboard ships is quieter. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

In March, the UK government gave the US Air Force permission to use Fairford to carry ⁠out strikes on Iranian missile sites used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

If recently commissioned Virginia class submarines are added, the attack fleet reaches 52 ships as opposed to the 44 cited in the GAO study. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

And in taking Perim Island, which lies in the middle the Red Sea at the strait’s narrowest point (a mere 12½ miles), the Houthis could harass ships with ease. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Brief Support The 11 Plus ships with Android 15, and after checking for updates, the newer Android 16 hasn't reached this device yet, never mind Android 17. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026

This is a phenomenon whereby radar energy can bounce between ships, turbine structures, and the sea surface. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

The nighttime restriction limited how many ships could get through each day. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

The park is across the bay from Starbase and draws a good crowd, offering a view of ships on the bay that frame the towering Starship launch pad. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

Pelinka mentioned a consolidation trade that ships two players out for one as a possible solution to the overcrowded roster. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

The toolkit has quietly powered World ID since April and now ships publicly under an MIT license after roughly two years of development and an independent audit by Least Authority. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Everyone who ships to the Half-Way House still must declare their items at a customs office about 100 feet away. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Nobody ships the package first and discovers the bad address three weeks later. — Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The flower ships directly to their new doorstep and comes beautifully arranged with moss and a support stake. — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Hernández sells bunches of medicinal herbs — his most popular online item — and ships them all over the country. — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

The software also ships with a surprisingly large library of pre-tuned Qidi filament profiles built in, covering everything from standard PLA and PETG to higher-temperature engineering materials. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

When shopping through an online marketplace, check the seller’s identity, not only who ships the order. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 27 July 2026