Synonyms of skiffs

skiffs

noun

plural of skiff

as in canoes

a small, light boat that is usually for only one person

She rowed the skiff to her favorite spot on the pond and cast her line.

Related Words

• canoes
• rafts
• kayaks
• schooners
• yachts
• barges
• sculls
• lifeboats
• ferries
• dinghies
• vessels
• rowboats
• dories
• pirogues
• catamarans
• flatboats
• pontoons
• dhows
• sampans
• cruisers
• scows
• sailboats
• bateaux
• coracles
• pinnaces
• crafts
• outriggers
• taxis
• shallops
• paddleboats
• motorboats
• shells
• wherries
• punts
• prams
• ketches
• dugouts
• outboards
• powerboats
• cutters
• surfboats
• keels
• gigs
• tubs
• dinks
• umiaks
• longboats
• inboards
• keelboats
• yawls
• watercrafts
• riverboats
• bottoms
• catboats
• houseboats
• rowing boats
• johnboats
• towboats
• tugboats
• curraghs
• tender
• tugs
• auxiliaries
• piraguas
• lighters
• hoys
• caïques
• workboats
• ferryboats
• whaleboats
• trawlers
• launches
• bumboats
• seiners
• luggers
• whalers
• gondolas
• garveys
• gillnetters
• shrimpers
• bankers
• hookers
• draggers
• airboats
• water taxis
• cobles
• narrow boats
• jolly boats
• hydroplanes
• scallopers
• hydrofoils
• torpedo boats
• PT boats
• hovercrafts
• cockleshells
• assault boats
• air-cushion vehicles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skiffs

Two men were badly burned—one died, and the other remains hospitalized—and the Fiorella’s owners lost two more skiffs. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026

With the right wind, the little skiffs skate across the ice, reaching top speeds of 50 to 60 miles per hour. — Francesca Krempa, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026

But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025

The dive shop loads us up on one of the skiffs for near-shore diving, hauling us out to a historical wreck site on their larger double-decker catamaran. — Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025