Synonyms of docks

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noun

plural of dock

as in wharfs

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers

the boat remained tied up at the dock for a week, waiting for the weather to clear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wharfs
• wharves
• piers
• quays
• jetties
• landings
• floats
• levees
• marinas
• shipyards
• quais
• moorings
• berths
• dockyards
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages

docks

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of dock

1

as in shortens

to make less in extent or duration

the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortens
• cuts back
• reduces
• truncates
• syncopates
• trims
• curtails
• abridges
• abbreviates
• elides
• decreases
• tapers
• sums up
• summarizes
• cuts down
• abstracts
• contracts
• prunes
• encapsulates
• recapitulates
• digests
• compresses
• cuts
• epitomizes
• slashes
• modifies
• pares
• retrenches
• subtracts (from)
• shrinks
• downsizes
• diminishes
• constricts
• lowers
• moderates
• abates
• dwindles
• lessens
• deflates
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• prolongs
• lengthens
• supplements
• expands
• elongates
• increases
• enlarges
• adds
• augments
• raises
• protracts
• maximizes
• boosts
• swells
• heightens
• dilates
• amplifies
• escalates
• balloons
• distends
• inflates
• pumps up
• blows up
• aggrandizes

2

as in shaves

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaves
• clips
• cuts
• crops
• trims
• mows
• prunes
• bobs
• cuts back
• snips
• polls
• nips
• pares
• shears
• lops (off)
• stumps
• skives
• whittles
• pinches
• manicures
• shortens
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

docks

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of dock

as in lands

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the cruise ship docked at the first port of call early the next morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lands
• anchors
• arrives
• grounds
• beaches
• makes port
• harbors
• berths
• moors
• ties up
• reaches
• disembarks
• turns up
• shows up
• debarks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launches
• sails
• embarks

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of docks

Noun

Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024

The Department of Safety and Security also increased patrols near the waterfront, and there is improved lighting and signage around the swimming docks. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024

Constructing Shiz’s grandeur was a combination of exteriors such as the water tank, arrival docks and the entrance to the university. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024

Advertisement The state agreed to demolish and replace outdated docks while upgrading ferry boats to accommodate people in wheelchairs and those with impaired hearing. —Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune published additional photos of homes and docks in Cortez that completely collapsed. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024

Each freight-laden Pegasus then jets out of sight towards exit docks, where human workers move orders onto a truck. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024

As the dinghy docks at Muara Angke, a slum perched on the northern shore of Indonesia’s sprawling capital, Prabowo, 72, clambers onto land and plunges into a cheering crowd, shaking hands and kissing babies. —Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024

Some of the mobile units carried individual packages, while others transported cages filled with dozens of orders—all headed toward rows of loading docks waiting in the back. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024