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Synonyms for shore

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

beach coast sea-coast seaside bank coastline seaboard seashore

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

sea-coast, coast, beach, seaside, seashore, coastline, bank, seaboard, shingle, strand, marge, brim

Verb

1. Buttress — not followed by up, to provide (something) with support

support, buttress, stay, re-enforce, strengthen, brace

2. Prop — usually followed by up, to reinforce (something at risk of failure)

prop, prop up, bolster

Other

land

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

    lake shore; bay shore; gulf shore; island shore; mainland shore; river shore; estuary shore; pond shore; sandy shore; rocky shore

  2. v. 1

    Not followed by up: to provide (something) with support.

  3. v. 2

    Usually followed by up: to reinforce (something at risk of failure).

    My family shored me up after I failed the GED.

Related words

Phrases
shore up shore pine shore teetan shore crab shore plum shore dotterel shore plover shore lark

Forms

Plural
shores → sea-coasts, coasts, beaches, seasides…
Past participle
shored
e.g. shored → supported, buttressed, stayed, re-enforced…

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Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water.

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

Example sentences

  • beach Some families spend their vacation near the beach.
  • coast Ivory Coast is the world's biggest cocoa producer.
  • seaside As a boy, he would go to the seaside every summer.
  • bank The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
  • coastline They explored the caves along the rocky coastline.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shoresteady
beachrising
coastfalling
seasiderising
banksteady

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

By length

4 letters
stay1, bank1, land1, prop1, brim1
5 letters
coast1, beach1, brace1, marge1
6 letters
strand1
7 letters
support2, seaside2, bolster2, shingle2
8 letters
seaboard2, seashore2, buttress2
9 letters
coastline2
10 letters
strengthen2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (support2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
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