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Synonyms for maritime

Most common

marine naval nautical oceanic littoral

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).

    I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.

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Maritime, Mare, Ocean or Marine?

mare, sea) signifies belonging to the ocean, maritime, a secondary derivative from the same root, bordering on or connected with the ocean; as, marine products; marine animals; maritime nations; maritime laws.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • marine Cephalochordates are a subphylum of marine animals.
  • naval Algeria needs a better naval modernization policy.
  • nautical A nautical mile is equal to 1.1508 statute miles.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
maritimesteady
marinefalling
navalfalling
nauticalfalling
oceanicfalling
littoralfalling

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

By length

5 letters
naval2
6 letters
marine2
7 letters
oceanic4
8 letters
nautical3, littoral3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naval2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
maritime
Italiano
marittimo
Español
marítimo