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

The agency says residents with docks can collect any dead fish with a skimmer and place them in the regular trash. —Jeff Weiner, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024

But rescuers are struggling to reach cutoff communities, including vacation homes by Lake Lure, once an idyllic draw for visitors, now a swamp of splintered trunks, boats, and docks. —Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024

Unlike most Thunderbolt docks, the hybrid technology used in the TBT-6950PD can support multiple independent displays, even on systems that would otherwise be limited to just one, like Apple Macs with base M1/M2/M3 chips. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024