Synonyms of vessels

vessels

noun

plural of vessel

1

as in ships

a large craft for travel by water

a new ocean liner that claims to be the largest commercial vessel afloat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in boats

a small buoyant structure for travel on water

any vessel that is buoyant and steerable can be entered in the annual race down the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in bowls

a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food)

uses a large copper vessel for beating egg whites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowls
• dishes
• trays
• plates
• cups
• saucers
• servers
• platters
• waiters
• salvers
• casseroles
• chargers

4

as in containers

something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation

any watertight vessel can be used for mixing the paints

Synonyms & Similar Words

• containers
• receptacles
• holders
• bags
• bins
• bottles
• boxes
• baskets
• carriers
• cartridges
• tubs
• pockets
• crates
• trunks
• bowls
• sacks
• caskets
• cans
• cases
• basins
• cartons
• lockers
• kettles
• jugs
• pitchers
• hampers
• kits
• caddies
• pots
• buckets
• kegs
• jars
• vats
• coolers
• pails
• packs
• handbaskets
• warmers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vessels

Conventionally, such vessels are primarily designed to support amphibious operations, transport military personnel, deploy helicopters and facilitate landing operations. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

Iran's report did not identify the vessels or provide details about the crews. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Most of the people arriving from Cuba at the height of the influx in 2022 and 2023 came in groups on makeshift vessels, not by smugglers. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Somali pirates attacked 1,000 vessels and collected more than $400 million in ransom payments between 2005 and 2012, according to Matthew Reisener, senior national security adviser at the Center for Maritime Strategy. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

The vessels reportedly included Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas, Mein Schiff 7 and AIDAmar, which were visiting Barcelona. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Then, near Oman, crews transfer the cargo to other vessels for longer journeys to global markets. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Even boats without visible mussels can transport the invasive species because microscopic larvae can survive in water left inside vessels and equipment. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

In the northern port city of Keelung, boat owners hurried to secure their vessels. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026