COASTS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

coasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of coast

as in shores

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coasts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of coast

as in flows

to move or proceed smoothly and readily coasting along easily in the light traffic

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Recent Examples of coasts

Noun

Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Verb

Dix was a baseball prodigy too cocky and flashy for his own good who now coasts through life on his long-ago heroics coupled with charm and an undeserved diet of luck. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 That mystery is the highlight of this film, which coasts on her daring turn. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025 Turning onto the dead-end road, the car coasts down the rutted driveway to the house at the bottom. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasts

Noun

The remote island in Lake Superior lies roughly three hours by ferry off of Northern Michigan’s shores.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
Life-threatening swells and rip currents are possible along east- and south-facing shores.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of shores

Verb

Rather than funding a single program, the donation from the Dimons flows into permanent endowments, which UNCF argues gives schools the freedom to plan for decades instead of scrambling to find donations year to year.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
This force flows from a populational logic that uses statistics and algorithms to distribute the state’s violence work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of flows

Noun

The Waterford City and County Council also emphasized the area’s rugged coastlines and picturesque towns when asked about the billionaire’s castle purchase.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Engineers are now adapting the same marine reactor for civilian energy grids on land and along coastlines.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of coastlines

Verb

There’s optimism Kansas could have an underrated defense, TCU cruises to a relative easy 30-plus points.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of cruises

Noun

The heat will be accompanied by very humid air across the entire county, including at local beaches, where temperatures will reach the mid-80s.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Phuket, Thailand’s largest island in the Andaman Sea, is home to a colossal 147-foot marble statue known as Big Buddha and revered for its white-sand beaches.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of beaches

Verb

Some of my favorites are coming back too, like El Pulpo Magnifico, Duane Flatmo's fire-breathing octopus, and the Monaco, a 40-foot ship with three masts that sails across dust instead of water.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Better yet, take a coastal cruise with Cape Ann Harbor Tours, which sails past six regional lighthouses.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026