KEELS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of keel

as in ships

a large craft for travel by water for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat

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verb

present tense third-person singular of keel

as in collapses

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Recent Examples of keels

Noun

From there, the builder installs two clamping, adjustable keels called leeboards that act together like a centerboard. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Jennifer Jason Leigh, as the freshman with a lot to learn, proaches her Stacy with the most even of keels. — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels

Noun

Newlight projects annual savings of roughly $500,000 for similar ships.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ships

Verb

Cincinnati respondents repeatedly pointed to Scott Satterfield, consecutive November collapses and the program’s inability to keep pace financially.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Currency collapses, banking crises, and deep recessions struck the East Asian deficit countries, while the surplus countries bore few costs.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapses

Noun

The team designed miniature boats with three cavities tuned to different audible frequencies, enabling them to steer the boat in a particular direction by changing the frequency of the sound waves from a speaker.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The design introduced major changes to the forward section of the submarine, including a Large Aperture Bow sonar array and two Virginia Payload Tubes replacing the 12 individual vertical-launch tubes used on earlier boats.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of boats

Verb

My now-husband and I were newly a couple and still working out the kinks and crumples in an evolving relationship.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
The man crumples to the ground while the officer turns to walk away as the other officers stand by.

— Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025

Definition of crumples

Noun

The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Four coastguard vessels from northern Cyprus and a passenger vessel took part in rescue operations, the Interior Ministry said, as well as two coastguard helicopters to the area.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of vessels

Verb

Things couldn’t be better, until someone plunks their stuff down right in front of you, blocking your view of the water.

— John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026