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spaceship

[speys-ship] / ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp /
NOUN
flying saucer
Synonyms
WEAK
UFO extraterrestrial spacecraft extraterrestrial vessel spacecraft unidentified flying object
NOUN
rocket
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booster firework intercontinental ballistic missile missile spacecraft torpedo weapon
STRONG
ICBM
WEAK
guided missile
NOUN
rocket ship
Synonyms
WEAK
interplanetary rocket manned rocket space rocket
NOUN
space capsule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capsule spacecraft
WEAK
ballistic capsule command module exploratory ship lunar module module space shuttle
NOUN
UFO
Synonyms
STRONG
rocket
WEAK
extraterrestrial spacecraft flying saucer rocketship
NOUN
unidentified flying object
Synonyms
WEAK
UFO extraterrestrial spacecraft flying saucer spacecraft

Example Sentences

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Growing up in rural Canada, he turned his treehouse into an imaginary spaceship after seeing a photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Ryan Gosling stars in the Amazon MGM film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Ryan Gosling stars in the film as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a sun-dimming phenomenon.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

In the Galacticoaster, for instance, riders will build a virtual approximation of a spaceship from a touchscreen, selecting options for wings, cannons and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

For an astronaut aboard the spaceship, time stops.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.