SAILED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

sailed

verb

past tense of sail

as in ferried

to travel on water in a vessel I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily sailed through the latest assignment

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as in hovered

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze

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Recent Examples of sailed The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Yet Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare – senior Tory politician, former athlete, bestselling novelist and bon viveur – simply sailed on. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026 In a different quarter the headline for this story might’ve been that Georgia — which had been hard-hit by the departure of Marvel superhero projects that sailed overseas to the United Kingdom — is bouncing back. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 More than five centuries ago, the son of a wool weaver from Genoa sailed westward to widen the boundaries of the known world. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026 The Huskers had an opportunity to add to their lead at the end of the first half, but Cunanan's 40-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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Treasury said Caspian had transported IRGC personnel and weapons to Syria and said Meraj had ferried illicit cargo, including weapons, to the Syrian government.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
But that requires arms with minor-league options who can be ferried between Triple-A Albuquerque and Denver.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

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From there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

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Republicans are facing tough races, even in places like Kansas where Republicans have traditionally cruised to victory.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Maybe not the way Santa Margarita, the defending champion, is improving on a weekly basis similar to last season when the Eagles separated themselves and cruised to victory.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruised

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For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifted

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Diversification into more reliable sectors, including tourism, has been floated as a means to bring in the hard currency needed to allow the nation more access to global markets.

— Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
After that, the video wall froze over as white mist floated above it and snowflakes fell from the ceiling.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.

— Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025

Definition of boated

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The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

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