Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe areas of water in American Thesaurus

briny (adjective)

briny water is full of salt, like sea water

calm (adjective)

calm water does not move very much

choppy (adjective)

choppy water has many waves because the wind is blowing across it

coastal (adjective)

in the ocean near to land

deep-sea (adjective)

in the deep areas of the ocean

fluvial (adjective)

relating to rivers

fresh (adjective)

fresh water is water in lakes and rivers that does not contain any salt

freshwater (adjective)

consisting of water that does not contain salt

heavy (adjective)

mainly literary a heavy ocean is rough with big waves

high (adjective)

if a river is high, the water is above its usual level, for example because of heavy rain

inshore (adjective)

relating to, or used in, the ocean near a coast

littoral (adjective)

formal relating to or near the coast

low (adjective)

used about the level of water in a river or the ocean

marine (adjective)

biology living in or happening in the ocean

marine (adjective)

relating to the ocean and creatures that live in it

navigable (adjective)

a navigable river, lake, etc. is deep and wide enough for ships to travel through

oceanic (adjective)

concerning the ocean, or found in the ocean

offshore (adjective)

in the ocean but near the coast

Pacific (adjective)

relating to the Pacific Ocean

passable (adjective)

if a road or a river is passable, it is not blocked and can be traveled on

pelagic (adjective)

relating to the parts of the ocean that are far from land

rough (adjective)

used about the surface of a lake, river, or ocean that has a lot of waves, often because the weather is bad

stagnant (adjective)

stagnant water does not flow and often smells bad

swollen (adjective)

a swollen river or stream contains more water than normal as a result of heavy rain or snow that has melted

tidal (adjective)

connected with the regular rise and fall of the level of the ocean

winding (adjective)

a winding road, river, etc. has a lot of bends in it