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Synonyms for shoal

Most common

sand bar sandbank shallow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sandbank — A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow

sandbank, bank, bar, sand bar, flat

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

  2. n. 2

    A shallow in a body of water.

Related words

Word family
shoalweed shoaly

Forms

Plural
shoals → sandbanks, banks, bars, flats…

Example sentences

  • sandbank The ship has run into a sandbank offshore.
  • shallow The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shoalfalling
sandbanksteady
shallowfalling

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

By length

3 letters
bar1
4 letters
bank1, flat1
5 letters
shelf1, swarm1
6 letters
school1, throng1
7 letters
shallow2
8 letters
sandbank
9 letters
multitude3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shallow2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
platier