ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /

NOUN

very large body of water

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sea tide

STRONG

blue brine briny briny deep deep drink high seas main seaway

WEAK

Davy Jones's locker bounding main pond puddle salt water seven seas

Example Sentences

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The McCloud’s salmon, trucked around Lake Shasta to complete their ocean migration, have started to come back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s more effective than trying to “boil the ocean with your entire data strategy,” according to Cramer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Other proposed methods include squirting aerosols into the atmosphere or using microbubbles to make the ocean whiter.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The rock layer where the wrinkles formed originated in deep ocean water, nearly 600 feet below the surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The man’s attention was suddenly drawn back to the ocean.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el