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Synonyms for ocean

  • noun

Most common

sea deep

All synonyms

Noun

sea, deep, brine, main

Antonyms

rivulet, earth

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

Related words

Word family
oceanaut oceanbed oceanfront oceanic oceanless ocean-lore ocean-nymph oceanographer
Phrases
ocean perch ocean quahog ocean sunfish ocean world ocean floor open ocean ocean current ocean dandruff

Forms

Plural
oceans → seas, deeps, brines, mains…

Choose the right word

Ocean, Mare, Maritime 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

  • sea Migrants from the continent crossed the Japan sea.
  • deep The snow is very deep here in our town in January.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
oceansteady
seasteady
deeprising

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

By length

3 letters
sea1
4 letters
main1, deep1
5 letters
brine1

In other languages

Français
océan
Italiano
oceano
Deutsch
Ozean