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Synonyms for nautical

Most common

marine naval maritime seafaring

All synonyms

Adjective

Other

nautic formal dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.

    Near-synonyms: marine, maritime, naval, seafaring

Related words

Phrases
nautical mile nautical chart

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Nautical, Naus or Naval?

naus, a ship) refers to the armed force of a nation on the sea, and, by extension, to similar forces on lakes and rivers; as, a naval force; a nautical almanac.

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.
  • maritime Algeria needs to develop its maritime industry.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nauticalfalling
marinefalling
navalfalling
maritimesteady
seafaringrising

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

By length

5 letters
naval2
6 letters
marine2, nautic
7 letters
oceanic4
8 letters
maritime3
9 letters
seafaring

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

In other languages

Français
nautique
Italiano
nautico