SHIPS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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Recent Examples of ships

Noun

Built in 2022, The Prima is the first of six ships from the Prima Class, which is the brand’s first new class of ships in nearly ten years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Three fuels expand options The ships’ tri-fuel engines can switch between heavy fuel oil, methanol and ethanol. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 The whiskey is available at retailers in Kentucky and via Old Forester’s online store that ships to a few states, but bottles are already selling for triple the $100 asking price at secondary websites. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026 Chasing rumors, sailors left hundreds of ships abandoned in the harbor. — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 In fact, attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf have been on the rise in recent days. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 The group of ships now en route to the Middle East together carry over 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Qure Shipping Policy Qure currently ships worldwide, and packages are shipped via FedEx, USPS, or DHL courier with standard shipping services. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026 If recently commissioned Virginia class submarines are added, the attack fleet reaches 52 ships as opposed to the 44 cited in the GAO study. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

The coffee shop ships New York bagels from a national distributor two to three times a week so New Yorkers can get a taste of home. — Sheeka Sanahori, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 Besides, Matic’s products don’t get FCC approval to begin with — instead, Matic ships them with an off-the-shelf Intel AX210 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip that gets its own approval from the FCC. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026 Unlike other tablet manufacturers (ahem, Apple), Samsung still ships an S Pen with the S12 Ultra. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Pelinka mentioned a consolidation trade that ships two players out for one as a possible solution to the overcrowded roster. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 The toolkit has quietly powered World ID since April and now ships publicly under an MIT license after roughly two years of development and an independent audit by Least Authority. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 Everyone who ships to the Half-Way House still must declare their items at a customs office about 100 feet away. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Nobody ships the package first and discovers the bad address three weeks later. — Ran Grushkowsky, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The flower ships directly to their new doorstep and comes beautifully arranged with moss and a support stake. — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ships

Noun

The three were part of a group of 30 friends, including Wells, who rode to Horn Island on three boats on the Fourth of July.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
That year, hundreds of thousands crossed the Mediterranean on flimsy rubber boats in hopes of finding a safer future in Europe.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boats

Verb

As part of the process, CNBC sends an extensive email survey to all those firms that meet the initial criteria to gather more details about their practice.

— Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Throughout the flight, Strato sends real-time telemetry to its operator, including altitude, wind conditions, temperature, and icing alerts.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sends

Noun

By defining requirements upfront and approving change orders quickly, the model improves schedule certainty and ensures vessels are mission-ready when they are delivered.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of vessels

Verb

There are a number of boats offering Bay cruises, but one of them also transports passengers on a trip back in time.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
In bursts of bright stanzas, Chen Chen transports us through the landscape of his childhood into his early twenties.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of transports

Noun

At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Russia’s 2022 Warship Law also requires 90 days' advance notice for foreign warships to transit the passage, limits the route to one warship at a time, and requires submarines to surface.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026