paddle

The word “paddle” has 2 syllables: pad-dle

It's pronounced as /ˈpædəl/


What is synonym and antonym for paddle?

In the thesaurus, “paddle” has 121 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for paddle along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for paddle

Antonyms for paddle

  • discourage

Meanings of paddle

  • noun
    1. A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
    2. A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
    3. Time spent on paddling.
    4. A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
    5. A paddlewheel.
    6. A blade of a waterwheel.
    7. A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
    8. A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
    9. A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
    10. A bat-shaped spanking implement.
    11. A ping-pong bat.
    12. A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
    13. In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
    14. A group of inerts.
    15. A handheld defibrillation/cardioversion electrode.
    16. Hand.
    17. Padel (sport).
  • verb
    1. To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
    2. To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
    3. To spank with a paddle.
    4. To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
    5. To tread upon; to trample.
    6. To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
    7. To toddle.
    8. To toy or caress using hands or fingers.

Example Sentences

  • On the serene lake, the canoe glided silently with each gentle stroke of the paddle.
  • The adventurous kayakers navigated through the swift currents using synchronized paddle movements.
  • Children laughed joyfully as they splashed water with a colorful plastic paddle in the pool.
  • Exploring the mangrove swamps, the naturalist used a sturdy wooden paddle to navigate.
  • Beachgoers enjoyed the rhythmic sound of waves and the occasional dip of a kayak paddle.

On this page you'll find 122 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paddle, such as: assail, assault, attack, bash, baste, bat, batter.

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Related Words

kayak

lace

oar

wade

  • attack
  • attempt
  • bang away
  • bathe
  • dig in
  • drive
  • drudge
  • eke out
  • endeavor
  • essay
  • exercise
  • exert
  • fag
  • fall to
  • ford
  • get feet wet
  • get stuck in
  • go for
  • grub
  • hump
  • hustle
  • initiate
  • jump in
  • knuckle down
  • labor
  • launch
  • light into
  • moil
  • overexert
  • overwork
  • paddle
  • pitch in
  • plod
  • plow
  • plug
  • put out
  • scrabble
  • scratch
  • set about
  • set to
  • slave
  • slog
  • splash
  • start
  • strain
  • strive
  • struggle
  • stumble
  • sweat
  • tackle
  • tear into
  • toil
  • travail
  • trek
  • trudge
  • try
  • tug
  • walk
  • work
  • work through

wading

  • attack
  • attacking
  • attempt
  • banging away
  • bathe
  • digging in
  • driving
  • drudge
  • drudging
  • eking out
  • endeavoring
  • essaying
  • exercising
  • exerting
  • fagging
  • fall to
  • ford
  • get feet wet
  • get stuck in
  • go for
  • grubbing
  • humping
  • hustling
  • initiate
  • jump in
  • knuckling down
  • labor
  • laboring
  • launch
  • light into
  • moiling
  • overexerting
  • overworking
  • paddle
  • pitch in
  • pitching in
  • plodding
  • plowing
  • plugging
  • putting out
  • scrabbling
  • scratching
  • set about
  • set to
  • slaving
  • slogging
  • splash
  • start
  • straining
  • striving
  • struggling
  • stumble
  • sweating
  • tackle
  • tear into
  • toil
  • toiling
  • travailing
  • trek
  • trudging
  • trying
  • tugging
  • walk
  • work through
  • working

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