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

In 2024, the defense ministry had signed a $780 million contract with Israel shipyards for five vessels, with the first delivery expected around 2031. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Routine mammograms can show breast arterial calcifications (BACs), which are calcium deposits in the vessels of the breast. — Ava Tsapatsaris, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

The new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act remove some of the legal basis for enforcing rules for noisy seismic surveys, speed limits on vessels and restrictions on shipping routes designed to help protect the whales from harm. — Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

The Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi ships on July 20 and have since targeted seven vessels. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

The countries have also discussed an advance payment of up to $10 billion to secure long-lead components such as reactor vessels, steam generators and reactor coolant pumps. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Russia already forces foreign vessels to submit to a complicated and suffocating system of permissions and permits to operate within its exclusive economic zone. — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Years later, after his family expressed interest in wanting to be reunited with his work, the Milwaukee Art Museum came up with a way to ethically and legally transfer the vessels to Drake’s descendants, per the Journal Sentinel. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Wartime attacks on cargo vessels in the Black Sea have choked that supply route. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026