The ship is not equipped with radar.
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Radar
/ˈɹeɪdɑː/
Synonyms for "radar" (104 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (21)
aa radarafcafc mixeraltimeteramplifieranalyzerastronavigationautomatic electronic navigationautomationavionicscascade screencathode-ray tubecelestial navigationchronometercoastwise navigationconsolancrtcw oscillatordead reckoningdemodulator
Noun(1 words)
detection device
Strong matches (31)
detectordevicedirection finderdiscriminatorearly-warning radarelectron microscopyelectron opticselectron physicselectronic engineeringelectronic navigationelectronicselectrophysicsfixfrequency metergun-directing radarhard-tube pulserindicatorinstrumentinterception radarlimiter
Noun(2 words)
meteorological radarmicrowave radar
Related words (52)
navaglobenavarnavigationnetwork pulseroboeomnidirectional rangeomnirangeoscillatoroverlappingpanoramic radarphotoelectricitypilotageplane sailingpoint-to-point navigationpotentiometerpulse generatorradar telescoperadioradio beaconradio navigation
Noun(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aa radar, afc, afc mixer, altimeter, amplifier.
- Sentence evidence is available for radar, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "radar"
Keep "radar" 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
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2. Tune tone
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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 "radar", 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 "radar" 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
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesDoppler radarair traffic radardual polarization radarground penetrating radarmarine radarmilitary radar
Collocations
6 entriesair traffic radarground penetrating radarradar antennaradar installationradar systemweather radar
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
116 translations across 93 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Albanian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Arabic
2 entries- الرادار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- رَادَار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Aragonese
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Armenian
2 entries- ռադար noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- ռադիոլոկատոր noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Assamese
1 entries- ৰাডাৰ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Asturian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Basque
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Belarusian
2 entries- рада́р noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- радыёлака́тар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Bengali
1 entries- রাডার noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Bihari
1 entries- राडार noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Breton
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ра́дар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- радиолока́тор noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Burmese
1 entries- ရေဒါ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Catalan
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ڕادار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Chinese
1 entries- 雷達 /雷达 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 雷達 /雷达 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 雷達 /雷达 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Czech
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Danish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Dutch
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Estonian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Finnish
1 entries- tutka noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
French
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Galician
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Georgian
1 entries- რადარი noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
German
2 entries- Funkmessgerät noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- Radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Greek
2 entries- ραδιοεντοπιστής noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- ραντάρ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Gujarati
1 entries- સર્વદર્ચિત્ર noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Hausa
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Hebrew
2 entries- מַכָּ״ם noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- רָדָאר noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Hindi
3 entries- तेजोंवेश noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- तेजोन्वेष noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- रडार noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Hungarian
2 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- rádiólokátor noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Icelandic
1 entries- ratsjá noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Ido
1 entries- radaro noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Indonesian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Irish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Italian
2 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- radiotelemetro noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Japanese
2 entries- レーダー noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- 電波探知機 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Kannada
1 entries- ರೇಡಾರ್ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Karakalpak
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Kazakh
2 entries- радар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- радиолокатор noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Khmer
1 entries- រ៉ាដា noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Korean
2 entries- 레이다 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- 탐지기 noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- радар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Lao
1 entries- ລາດາ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Latvian
1 entries- radars noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Lithuanian
1 entries- radaras noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Macedonian
1 entries- радар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Malay
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Malayalam
1 entries- റഡാർ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Marathi
1 entries- रडार यंत्रणा noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Mongolian
1 entries- радар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Māori
1 entries- hihiani noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
North Frisian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Occitan
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Oromo
1 entries- raadaarii noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Pashto
1 entries- رادار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Persian
2 entries- رادار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- ردیاب noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Polish
2 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- radiolokator noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Portuguese
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Punjabi
2 entries- ریڈار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- ਰਡਾਰ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Romanian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Russian
3 entries- РЛС noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- рада́р noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- радиолока́тор noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- rȁdār noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- ра̏да̄р noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Sicilian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Sinhalese
1 entries- රේඩාර් උපාංග noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Slovak
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Slovene
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Spanish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Swahili
1 entries- rada noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Swedish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Tagalog
2 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- siglap noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Tajik
1 entries- радар noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Tamil
1 entries- கதிரலைக் கும்பா noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Telugu
1 entries- రాడార్ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Thai
1 entries- เรดาร์ noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Turkish
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Turkmen
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Ukrainian
2 entries- рада́р noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- радіолока́тор noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Urdu
1 entries- ریڈار noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Uzbek
2 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
- radiolokator noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ra đa noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Walloon
1 entries- radår noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Waray-Waray
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Welsh
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
West-Frisian
1 entries- radar noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Yiddish
1 entries- ראַדאַר noun (method of detecting a distant object by analysing radio waves which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; field of study of this method)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
The boat was equipped with radar.
Source: tatoeba (45714)
Squad Leader Justin, a blip's appeared on the hyperspace radar!
Source: tatoeba (393791)
Averaging over 100 miles per hour on the highway, Jack easily set off the police radar.
Source: tatoeba (754880)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "radar"?
Closest matches include aa radar, afc, afc mixer, altimeter, amplifier.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "radar"?
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