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

Attacks on ships — and the threat of them — virtually halted traffic in the waterway during the conflict, causing the price of oil to skyrocket and raising prices on many basic goods, including food, far beyond the region. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

But a growing number of ships are using a route close to the Omani coast instead, threatening Iran’s leverage over the waterway. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Although some details of their pursuit of fame are true, Flesh-n-Bone says that the actual events that led to their distribution deal with E’s Ruthless Records are less mythic than a couple of ships (or buses) passing in the night. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 July 2026

This occurs when multiple ships arrive in a short window at a port, overwhelming terminal capacity and often leading to severe bottlenecks. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

The Royal Navy has successfully tested a new way to deploy uncrewed surface vessels by dropping them from a military transport aircraft, opening the door to faster maritime operations without relying on ports or support ships. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

The three ships struck Tuesday appeared to be using the Omani route. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

On July 4, the ships will participate in what organizers say will be the largest-ever flotilla of international tall ships and military vessels in New York Harbor. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026

But when the firm sold the parcel last year for $180 million to a group of developers looking to build luxury condos, the county realized the port could soon be left without a way for its ships to fuel. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Verb

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

Sunain, the human data capture startup, ships these custom wrist cameras to vetted contributors in its network. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026