OCEAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for OCEAN?

Need another word that means the same as “ocean”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “ocean” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ocean” are: sea, the sea, a lot, a great amount, a large amount, a good deal, a great deal, plenty, quantities, an abundance, a profusion

Ocean as a Noun

Definitions of "Ocean" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ocean” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume.
• A very large expanse or quantity.
• A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
• The sea.
• A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.

Synonyms of "Ocean" as a noun (11 Words)

a good deal	Benefit.
a great amount	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
a great deal	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
a large amount	A garment size for a large person.
a lot	A parcel of land having fixed boundaries.
a profusion	The property of being extremely abundant.
an abundance	The ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth’s crust to the total mass of the earth’s crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million.
plenty	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. It must have cost plenty.
quantities	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. He had a quantity of ammunition.
sea	A roughly definable area of the sea. A ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea.
the sea	Turbulent water with swells of considerable size.

Usage Examples of "Ocean" as a noun

• She had oceans of energy.
• They scramble across the beach to the ocean and plunge into the surf.
• The Atlantic Ocean.

Associations of "Ocean" (30 Words)

algae	Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.
aquatic	An aquatic plant or animal especially one suitable for a pond or aquarium. The bay could support aquatic life.
archipelago	A sea or stretch of water having many islands. The Indonesian archipelago.
atoll	A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral.
beach	Of an angler land a fish on a beach. The ship beached near the port.
coast	A slope down which sleds may coast. Colchester coasted to victory.
coastal	Of or relating to a coast. Coastal erosion.
coral	Precious red coral used in jewellery. A coral reef.
fisherman	A person who catches fish for a living or for sport.
foreshore	The part of a shore between high- and low-water marks, or between the water and cultivated or developed land.
island	A traffic island. The island of Crete.
isle	A small island. Crusoe s fabled isle.
islet	A portion of tissue structurally distinct from surrounding tissues.
kelp	The calcined ashes of seaweed, used as a source of various salts. A large bed of kelp.
lagoon	An artificial pool for the treatment of effluent or to accommodate an overspill from surface drains during heavy rain.
marine	Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea. Marine insurance.
maritime	Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. A maritime museum.
nautical	Of or concerning navigation, sailors, or the sea; maritime. Nautical charts.
offshore	At sea some distance from the shore. Offshore oil reserves.
pool	Something resembling a pool of liquid. A car pool.
reef	Reduce a sail by taking in a reef. Reef the sailboat s mast.
sailor	A person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer. Hawaii was an important stopping point for sailors to restock provisions.
sea	Used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea. Heavy seas.
seabed	The bottom of a sea or ocean.
seashore	The shore of a sea or ocean.
seaweed	Large algae growing in the sea or on rocks below the high-water mark. Seaweed glistened on the rocks.
shellfish	Shellfish as food. This species is harmful to marine shellfish.
shore	Serve as a shore to. The river was shored by trees.
underwater	(of a loan) having a balance that exceeds the current market value of the loan. They learn to navigate underwater at night.
waterfront	The area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water. A hotel on the waterfront.