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Synonyms for firth

Most common

peace bay strait estuary comity

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.

Related words

Is a kind of
loch sea loch
Other spellings
freath frith

Forms

Plural
firths → lochs, estuaries, kyles, bays…

Example sentences

  • peace A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.
  • bay A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
  • strait The Strait of Gibraltar divides Spain from Morocco.
  • estuary The tide rushed into the estuary at a menacing pace.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
firthsteady
peacesteady
baysteady
straitsteady
estuaryfalling
comitysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bay1, arm1
4 letters
kyle1, loch1
5 letters
peace1, inlet2
6 letters
strait1, comity3
7 letters
estuary4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inlet2 = 2 syllables).