A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.
Source: tatoeba (2069)
Vessel
/ˈvɛs.əl/
Synonyms for "vessel" (296 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (60)
Noun(27 words)
Strong matches (88)
Noun(27 words)
convoycorsaircorvettecraftcruisercutterdandydepot shipdestroyerdestroyer leaderdestroyer tenderdhowdispatch boatdreadnoughtdromondducteagle boateggcupemunctoryescort carrier
Show 40 more words
escort vesseleustachian tubefallopian tubefire shipfirst-ratefishing smackfistulaflagshipflattieflattopfour-masted barkfour-masterfrigatefuel shipgaliotgalleassgalleonglassgobletguided missile cruisergunboatheavy cruiserhighball glassholderhookerhornhospital shiphoyhulkhullice yachtintestineintestinesironcladjiggerjunkkeelkeelboatketchknockabout
Adjective(1 words)
french bassin
Related words (148)
Noun(32 words)
landing craftlateenlateenerlcleviathanliberty boatlight cruiserline-of-battle shiplorchaloving cuplsdlsmluggermeatusmine sweeperminisubmonitormosquito boatmugnobby
Show 94 more words
nogginocean racerostiumoutriggeroviductpacketpatrol boatpicketboatpilot boatpinnacepiraguapirogueponyporepramprivateerprotected cruiserpungyracing yachtraiderramreceiverreceiving shipreceptaclereconnaissance shipriggerrocket boatsailing auxiliarysailing canoesailing dinghysailing packetsailing trawlersalpinxsampansandbaggerscschoonerschooperscooterscoutscout cruiserseaplane carriershallopsharpieshellshipship of warshipentineshipplane carriershot glassskipjacksloopsmacksmack boatsnowspy shipsteinstoreshipstorm boatsubmarinesubmarine chasersubmarine patrol boatsubmarine tendersubmersiblesuperdreadnoughtsweepertankardtankertartantassieteacuptenderthoracic ducttopsail schoonertransporttrimarantroopshiptubtumblerturret shipureterurethrautensilvaginavaswarshipwatercraftwell smackwhalerwineglasswool-clipperxebecyachtyawl
Verb(1 words)
launch a ball
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: agent, aircraft carrier, aircraft tender, ammunition ship, amphora.
- Sentence evidence is available for vessel, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
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 "vessel".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "vessel"
Keep "vessel" 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 "vessel" 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 "vessel", 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 "vessel" 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
7 entriesMore specific
14 entriesCollocations
6 entriesblood vesselfishing vesselmerchant vesselocean vesselsealed vesselspace vessel
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
223 translations across 86 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- anë noun (craft)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- πλοίον noun (craft)
- σκεῦος noun (container)
- ἀγγεῖον noun (container)
- ἄγγος noun (container)
Arabic
2 entries- فُلْك noun (craft)
- وِعَاء noun (container)
Armenian
1 entries- անոթ noun (container)
Aromanian
1 entries- vas noun (container)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- gəmi noun (craft)
Bashkir
1 entries- һауыт noun (container)
Belarusian
4 entries- карабе́ль noun (craft)
- пасу́дзіна noun (container)
- су́дзіна noun (craft)
- су́дна noun (craft)
Bulgarian
4 entries- ко́раб noun (craft)
- плава́телен съд noun (craft)
- съд noun (container)
- съди́на noun (container)
Burmese
1 entries- သင်္ဘော noun (craft)
Buryat
1 entries- һаба noun (container)
Catalan
2 entries- recipient noun (container)
- vaixell noun (craft)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 容器 noun (container)
- 船 noun (craft)
- 船隻 /船只 noun (craft)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- acalli noun (craft)
Czech
3 entries- loď noun (craft)
- nádoba noun (container)
- plavidlo noun (craft)
Danish
1 entries- fartøj noun (craft)
Dutch
3 entries- hulsel noun (container)
- vaartuig noun (craft)
- vat noun (container)
Esperanto
2 entries- ingo noun (container)
- vazo noun (container)
Faroese
1 entries- far noun (craft)
Finnish
3 entries- alus noun (craft)
- astia noun (container)
- säiliö noun (container)
French
4 entries- récipient noun (container)
- vaisseau noun (craft)
- vaisseau noun (container)
- vase noun (container)
Galician
4 entries- navío noun (craft)
- perfia noun (container)
- recipiente noun (container)
- vasilla noun (container)
Georgian
3 entries- გემი noun (craft)
- ჭურჭელი noun (container)
- ხომალდი noun (craft)
German
4 entries- Behälter noun (container)
- Behältnis noun (container)
- Boot noun (craft)
- Gefäß noun (container)
Greek
4 entries- αγγείο noun (container)
- δοχείο noun (container)
- πλοίο noun (craft)
- σκάφος noun (craft)
Gujarati
3 entries- જહાજ noun (craft)
- વહાણ noun (craft)
- વાસણ noun (container)
Hebrew
1 entries- כְּלִי noun (container)
Hindi
3 entries- पात्र noun (container)
- पोत noun (craft)
- बर्तन noun (container)
Hungarian
4 entries- edény noun (container)
- hajó noun (craft)
- tál noun (container)
- vízi jármű noun (craft)
Icelandic
1 entries- æð noun (craft)
Ido
1 entries- vazo noun (container)
Indonesian
2 entries- kapal noun (craft)
- perahu noun (craft)
Ingrian
3 entries- alus noun (craft)
- laiva noun (craft)
- soimi noun (craft)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- ظَرْف noun (container)
- کَشْتی noun (craft)
Irish
4 entries- galún noun (container)
- leastar noun (container)
- soitheach noun (container)
- áras noun (container)
Italian
4 entries- barca noun (craft)
- barcone noun (craft)
- bastimento noun (craft)
- boccale noun (container)
Japanese
2 entries- 容器 noun (container)
- 船舶 noun (craft)
Kazakh
3 entries- кеме noun (craft)
- ыдыс noun (container)
- қайық noun (craft)
Khmer
2 entries- នាវា noun (craft)
- ភេត្រា noun (craft)
Korean
4 entries- 그릇 noun (container)
- 배 noun (craft)
- 선박 noun (craft)
- 용기 noun (container)
Kumyk
2 entries- савут noun (container)
- тамур noun (container)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- идиш noun (container)
- кеме noun (craft)
Lao
2 entries- ກໍ່າປັ່ນ noun (craft)
- ເຮືອ noun (craft)
Latgalian
1 entries- trauks noun (container)
Latin
2 entries- Latin: receptāculum noun (container)
- vās noun (container)
Latvian
1 entries- trauks noun (container)
Macedonian
3 entries- ко́раб noun (craft)
- пло́вило noun (craft)
- сад noun (container)
Malay
2 entries- bot noun (craft)
- kapal noun (craft)
Malayalam
1 entries- കലം noun (container)
Marathi
1 entries- भांडे noun (container)
Mongolian
1 entries- сав noun (container)
Māori
4 entries- oko noun (container)
- peihana noun (container)
- puoto noun (container)
- tīhake noun (container)
Navajo
1 entries- tsin naaʼeeł noun (craft)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- farkost noun (craft)
- fartøy noun (craft)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- farkost noun (craft)
- fartøy noun (craft)
Occitan
2 entries- recipient noun (container)
- vaissèl noun (craft)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- судьно noun (craft)
Old Irish
1 entries- lestar noun (container)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تكنه noun (craft)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Behelta noun (container)
- Jefäss noun (container)
Polish
2 entries- naczynie noun (container)
- statek noun (craft)
Portuguese
4 entries- barco noun (craft)
- embarcação noun (craft)
- navio noun (craft)
- recipiente noun (container)
Romanian
4 entries- ambarcațiune noun (craft)
- recipient noun (container)
- vas noun (craft)
- vas noun (container)
Russian
3 entries- кора́бль noun (craft)
- сосу́д noun (container)
- су́дно noun (craft)
Sardinian
3 entries- feluca noun (craft)
- feluga noun (craft)
- filuga noun (craft)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- brȏd noun (craft)
- бро̑д noun (craft)
Skolt Sami
1 entries- leˊtt noun (craft)
Slovak
3 entries- loď noun (craft)
- nádoba noun (container)
- plavidlo noun (craft)
Slovene
3 entries- ladja noun (craft)
- plovilo noun (craft)
- posoda noun (container)
Southern Altai
1 entries- тамыр noun (container)
Spanish
4 entries- bajel noun (craft)
- barco noun (craft)
- cascajo noun (container)
- casco noun (craft)
Swedish
2 entries- behållare noun (container)
- fartyg noun (craft)
Tajik
4 entries- зарф noun (container)
- кема noun (craft)
- киштӣ noun (craft)
- ҷогаҳ noun (container)
Telugu
2 entries- ఓడ noun (craft)
- పాత్ర noun (container)
Ternate
1 entries- oti noun (craft)
Thai
2 entries- ภาชนะ noun (container)
- เรือ noun (craft)
Tocharian B
1 entries- lwāke noun (container)
Turkish
3 entries- gemi noun (craft)
- kap noun (container)
- tekne noun (craft)
Turkmen
1 entries- gämi noun (craft)
Ukrainian
3 entries- корабе́ль noun (craft)
- посу́дина noun (container)
- судно́ noun (craft)
Urdu
4 entries- باسَن noun (container)
- بَرْتَن noun (container)
- جَہاز noun (craft)
- ظَرْف noun (container)
Uyghur
1 entries- كېمە noun (craft)
Uzbek
2 entries- idish noun (container)
- kema noun (craft)
Vietnamese
4 entries- hũ noun (container)
- thuyền lớn noun (craft)
- tàu noun (craft)
- tàu thuỷ noun (craft)
Welsh
3 entries- cwch noun (craft)
- llestr noun (craft)
- llestr noun (container)
West-Frisian
3 entries- bokse noun (container)
- doaze noun (craft)
- fet noun (container)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The vessel was loaded with coal, lumber, and so on.
Source: tatoeba (45713)
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
Source: tatoeba (71703)
Extra special treatment is imperative to get the vessel through government red tape, so that she can leave port on time.
Source: tatoeba (282814)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "vessel"?
Closest matches include agent, aircraft carrier, aircraft tender, ammunition ship, amphora.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "vessel"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.