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

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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

Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

In the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — where clashes have intensified in recent weeks — data shows at least 45 vessels crossed, including eight tankers and eight cargo ships going to the Gulf of Aden. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

However, only six vessels transited the Strait on Tuesday and two ships were attacked by unknown entities in recent days. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Helpful, Forward-Thinking AI That Anticipates Your Next Move The 11 Pro ships with Android 17 and will receive seven years of OS, security, and Pixel Drop updates, matching Samsung’s commitment to the Galaxy S26 series. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Anthropologie Shipping Policy Anthropologie ships to all US territories and APO/FPO/DPO addresses. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026

Once unloaded, that flour went on pallets and was stored in the warehouse and then loaded on ships to be sent overseas. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

The Houthis implemented a blockade on any Saudi shipping vessels traversing through the area, as well as ships of any origin attempting to call at Saudi Arabian ports. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

The result can take many forms—a product team that ships a working prototype before commissioning user research, or a strategy leader who presents a direction and asks which assumptions are wrong instead of asking which direction to take. — Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 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

The company builds data centers at its two California facilities and ships them to states including Nevada, Arizona and Texas. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

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

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