Thesaurus results for OCEANS

oceans

noun

plural of ocean

as in abysses

an immeasurable depth or space with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of oceans As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water. — New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026 Long-term climate change means that background ocean temperatures throughout the tropical oceans have climbed in recent decades, which can mute the signature of El Niño. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The month also saw the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific, according to the agency. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The Copernicus report also said that average sea surface temperatures reached their highest levels for July across extrapolar oceans — the bodies of water between latitudes 60 degrees south and 60 degrees north that are free of seasonal sea ice. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 This included all global oceans aside from the polar regions. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026 Catherine and Alice have both been carrying oceans of hurt for far too long, and the waves are about to break. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Worldwide, sea surface temperatures across the globe's oceans outside the polar regions were the highest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 During this era, large lakes and possibly even oceans are thought to have existed on Mars. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oceans

Noun

Jean-Pierre is an artifact of an age that looks recent on paper but feels prehistoric in practice—the age of pantsuits, the word ’empowerment,’ the musical Hamilton, the cheap therapeutic entreaties to ‘work on yourself’ and ‘lean in’ to various corporate abysses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
On the other side of the country, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a longtime reader favorite, is a warm alternative to sterile airport abysses.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024

Definition of abysses

Noun

Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
And there are limited expanses of undeveloped coastal locations along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic Ocean in the United States.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026