Synonyms for

Shore

Verb / ʃɔ:r / Another word for shore — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The land along the edge of a body of water, especially an ocean, sea, lake, or large river.

Synonyms & similar words

setashore shoreup prop shoring propup land coast beach bank strand waterfront seaboard littoral seashore shoreline foreshore riverbank lakefront oceanfront bayou estuary cove inlet harbor port quay

Synonyms by register

Formal

coastline seaboard littoral

Informal

beach water's edge lakefront

Literary

strand brink

Antonyms

inland interior midland center middle heartland

Common collocations

  • sea shore
  • lake shore
  • rocky shore
  • sandy shore
  • walk along the shore
  • reach the shore
  • leave the shore

Word family

noun shore
verb shore up

Usage note

While 'shore' can refer to the land along any large body of water, it is most commonly associated with the sea or ocean. 'Shore up' is a phrasal verb meaning to support or prop up.

Example sentences

  1. The waves crashed against the shore.
  2. We built a sandcastle on the shore.
  3. The fisherman cast his line from the shore.
  4. The sun rose over the shore.
  5. The ship sailed towards the shore.

Quotes

  • I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, and a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking. - John Masefield
  • A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean. - Henry Grunwald
  • The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea. - Vladimir Nabokov

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