Synonyms for tar

Most common

old salt · gob · blackwash

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

untar

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).

Related words

Word family

tar-black tarmac tarmacadam tarpaulin tarrish tarry tarseal tarweed

Phrases

tar out black as tar tar baby black tar heroin coal tar mineral tar tar apple tar sand

Forms

Plural

tars → jacks, gobs, sailors, mariners…

Example sentences

• gob If only you'd kept your gob shut, Tom!

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

gob¹

4 letters

jack¹

5 letters

pitch¹

6 letters

sailor², seaman²

7 letters

mariner³

8 letters

seafarer³

9 letters

tarpaulin, blackwash

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sailor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

goudron

Italiano

catrame

Español

alquitrán