Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe areas of water in British 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 a lot of waves in it because the wind is blowing across it

coastal (adjective)

in the sea near to land

deep-sea (adjective)

in the deep areas of the sea

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 sea 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

in flood ()

if a river is in flood, it has a lot more water in it than usual and water may rise up over its edges onto the land

inshore (adjective)

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

in spate ()

if a river is in spate, it is much deeper than usual and the water in it is moving very fast, for example after snow melts in the spring

littoral (adjective)

formal relating to or near the coast

low (adjective)

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

marine (adjective)

biology living in or happening in the sea

marine (adjective)

relating to the sea 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 sea, or found in the sea

offshore (adjective)

in the sea 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 travelled on

pelagic (adjective)

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

rough (adjective)

used about the surface of a lake, river, or sea 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 sea

winding (adjective)

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

windy (adjective)

Britishinformal winding