Synonyms of tars

tars 1 of 2

noun

plural of tar

as in sailors

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

a book about the adventurous lives of tars, skippers, and pirates of the 18th century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailors
• mariners
• salts
• navigators
• seamen
• swabs
• gobs
• hearties
• swabbies
• sea dogs
• shipmen
• seafarers
• jack-tars
• jacks
• crewmen
• deckhands
• shipmates
• coxswains
• lubbers
• able seamen
• limeys
• powerboaters
• lime-juicers
• sailboaters
• able-bodied seamen

tars

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verb

variants or tarres

present tense third-person singular of tar

as in pollutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pollutes
• soils
• discolors
• dirties
• smears
• sullies
• blackens
• clouds
• smudges
• taints
• besmirches
• blurs
• smuts
• tarnishes
• poisons
• stains
• mars
• darkens
• disgraces
• shames
• dishonors
• vitiates
• touches
• degrades
• spoils
• besmears
• demeans
• begrimes
• debases
• abases
• discredits
• smirches
• lowers
• debauches
• blemishes
• subverts
• corrupts
• cheapens
• depraves
• sinks
• fouls
• colors
• demoralizes
• distorts
• perverts
• bastardizes
• twists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleanses
• purifies
• elevates
• uplifts
• magnifies
• glorifies
• ennobles
• enshrines
• dignifies
• hallows