With frigate birds swooping above and the high-speed dorado slicing through the water below, flying fish are, literally, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Frigate
Synonyms for "frigate" (14 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: chesapeake, combat ship, cruiser, escort vessel, galleon.
- Sentence evidence is available for frigate, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "frigate".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "frigate"
Keep "frigate" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "frigate" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "frigate", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "frigate" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
5 entriesMore specific
2 entriesarmored frigateguided missile frigate
Collocations
6 entriesfrigate captainfrigate crewfrigate warfaremodern frigatenaval frigatesailing frigate
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
49 translations across 37 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- fregatë noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Arabic
1 entries- فِرْقَاطَة noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Belarusian
1 entries- фрэга́т noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Bulgarian
1 entries- фрега́та noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Catalan
1 entries- fragata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 巡防艦 /巡防舰 noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- 護衛艦 /护卫舰 noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Czech
1 entries- fregata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Dalmatian
4 entries- bregada noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- frigada noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- frègāda noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- frègāta noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Danish
1 entries- fregat noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Dutch
1 entries- fregat noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Finnish
1 entries- fregatti noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
French
1 entries- frégate noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Galician
2 entries- fargata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- fragata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Georgian
4 entries- საგუშაგო გემი noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- საგუშაგო ხომალდი noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- სადარაჯო გემი noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- სადარაჯო ხომალდი noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
German
1 entries- Fregatte noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Greek
3 entries- φεργάδα noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- φρεγάδα noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- φρεγάτα noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Hebrew
1 entries- פְרִיגָטָה noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Hungarian
1 entries- fregatt noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Indonesian
1 entries- fregat noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Italian
1 entries- fregata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Japanese
1 entries- フリゲート noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Korean
1 entries- 프리깃 noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Macedonian
1 entries- фрега́та noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Malay
1 entries- frigat noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fregatt noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- fregatt noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- فرقتین noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Polish
1 entries- fregata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Portuguese
1 entries- fragata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Russian
1 entries- фрега́т noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- fregàta noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
- фрега̀та noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Spanish
1 entries- fragata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Swedish
1 entries- fregatt noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Tagalog
1 entries- pragata noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Turkish
1 entries- fırkateyn noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Ukrainian
1 entries- фрега́т noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Venetan
1 entries- fregada noun (type of sailing warship used for patrolling)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The frigate set sail immediately.
Source: tatoeba (10803630)
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) marked the definite adoption of the "frigate" as a standard class of vessel, coming next to ships of the line, and used for cruising and scouting purposes.
Source: tatoeba (11568035)
The 65-meter-long frigate is the kind of warship seen in old paintings—made of oak, with huge billowing sails, cannons bristling from the deck, and complex rope rigging reaching a mast about 50 meters high.
Source: tatoeba (11770143)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "frigate"?
Closest matches include chesapeake, combat ship, cruiser, escort vessel, galleon.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "frigate"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.