CONVOY Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

convoy 1 of 2

verb

ˈkän-ˌvȯi

Definition of convoy

as in to escort

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship will convoy the shipment to its destination in the war zone

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convoy

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noun

as in flotilla

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as in escort

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Verb

Using technology to convoy (or platoon) trucks was pursued with vigor during the last decade. — Richard Bishop, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022 Representatives for the protesters also testified that some police officials forwarded to convoy organizers information regarding law-enforcement tactics and operations. — Paul Vieira, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022

Noun

The convoy arrived in the early morning hours after an overnight drive. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Authorities in England consider antisocial driving to include causing unnecessary noise pollution, street racing and cruising in a convoy, among other types of public nuisance. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convoy

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Verb

If any normal American walked off the job without permission once a year for four straight years, security would escort them out of the building.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Beyond the missile fields The Grey Wolf’s role will extend beyond escorting convoys and responding to emergencies around ICBM sites.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

According to Euronews, the ships belonged to the German Kriegsmarine’s Danube and Black Sea flotillas, which were intentionally sunk as German forces retreated before the advancing Soviet Red Army during the final months of World War II.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The vessel was hired in late 2024 by a production operating under the working title Charlie’s Tale and appeared as one of the escort ships in the film‘s Viking flotilla.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of flotilla

Noun

In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.

— Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
The Dutch police assigned round-the-clock bodyguards to protect Tahmasbi and began shuttling him through a series of safe houses.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodyguard

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The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to the right of the center, where the surge will be accompanied by large waves.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The search ended when Robinson surrendered at his local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents, who had recognized his picture in the news and convinced him to turn himself in.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompany

Noun

Six Turkish navy vessels were also dispatched to the area, the ministry said.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The five-week assault at the beginning of the war wiped out Iran's limited air force, including its air defenses, and virtually all of its navy, aside from small speed boats.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of navy

Noun

That ability to learn may ultimately separate successful defenders from unsuccessful ones.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of defender

Noun

The system administrator should have different capabilities than a patrol officer.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Now she’s fully thrown herself into researching her American crime story, even tagging along with the crash reconstruction unit of a highway patrol in North Dakota.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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