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
• men-of-war
• cruisers
• supertankers
• barques
• containerships
• cutters
• corvettes
• lightships
• traders
• ferryboats
• colliers
• aircraft carriers
• ironclads
• argosies
• merchant ships
• coasters
• motor ships
• transports
• flagships
• watercrafts
• sailboats
• destroyers
• brigantines
• superliners
• brigs
• caravels
• packets
• icebreakers
• ketches
• men-o'-war
• windjammers
• tramps
• clippers
• tall ships
• barks
• junk
• 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
• yachts
• canoes
• crafts
• kayaks
• rafts
• ferries
• schooners
• taxis
• lifeboats
• cruisers
• taxies
• watercrafts
• barges
• cutters
• sailboats
• skiffs
• batteaux
• flatboats
• rowboats
• motorboats
• pinnaces
• pontoons
• shells
• scows
• bateaux
• dories
• bottoms
• dinghies
• ketches
• catamarans
• dhows
• shallops
• sampans
• pirogues
• keels
• powerboats
• tender
• sculls
• tugboats
• outriggers
• towboats
• wherries
• coracles
• punts
• tugs
• outboards
• longboats
• riverboats
• catboats
• surfboats
• auxiliaries
• yawls
• lighters
• tubs
• workboats
• dugouts
• keelboats
• whaleboats
• paddleboats
• houseboats
• whalers
• ferryboats
• inboards
• trawlers
• gigs
• bumboats
• prams
• umiaks
• seiners
• bankers
• currachs
• dinks
• gondolas
• piraguas
• luggers
• rowing boats
• hoys
• water taxis
• gillnetters
• launches
• hookers
• shrimpers
• draggers
• hydroplanes
• johnboats
• torpedo boats
• hydrofoils
• airboats
• 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