Synonyms of sails

sails 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sail

1

as in boats

to travel on water in a vessel

I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boats
• ferries
• cruises
• voyages
• ships (out)
• navigates
• kayaks
• yachts
• canoes
• coasts
• takes ship
• makes sail

2

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

sailed through the latest assignment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• cruises
• drifts
• glides
• sweeps
• brushes
• slips
• races
• flies
• slides
• streams
• rolls
• bowls
• speeds
• breezes
• rushes
• coasts
• whisks
• skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggles
• flounders
• stumbles
• limps
• trudges
• stamps
• shuffles
• plods
• lumbers
• stumps
• stomps
• toils
• labors
• tramps
• shambles

3

as in floats

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floats
• hovers
• swims
• drifts
• glides
• rides
• wafts
• hangs
• bobs
• poises
• buoys
• dangles
• suspends
• rafts
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinks
• settles
• dives
• plunges
• lunges
• dips
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

sails

2 of 2

noun

plural of sail

as in voyages

a journey over water in a vessel

we went for a brief sail on the bay to relax

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voyages
• cruises
• crossings
• passages