Definition for Lifeboat:

• A strong boat used in rescuing persons at sea.

Synonyms for Lifeboat:

• n.

  •
  • cockleshell,
  • coracle,
  • liferaft,
  • bulk carrier,
  • canal boat,
  • carrier,
  • Bowser.
  •artifact (noun)
  • lifeboat.
  •boat (noun)
  • scow,
  • merchantman,
  • gondola,
  • barge,
  • frigate,
  • icebreaker,
  • ocean liner,
  • bark,
  • liner,
  • fishing boat,
  • raft,
  • launch,
  • skiff,
  • submarine,
  • tanker,
  • tugboat,
  • cruiser,
  • longboat,
  • galley,
  • canoe,
  • battleship,
  • sailboat,
  • motorboat,
  • freighter,
  • scull,
  • cargo boat,
  • dinghy,
  • aircraft carrier,
  • kayak,
  • hydrofoil,
  • destroyer,
  • speedboat,
  • cutter,
  • Bateau,
  • dory,
  • pontoon,
  • gunboat,
  • schooner,
  • ark,
  • paddle boat,
  • tub,
  • vessel,
  • watercraft,
  • dugout,
  • bottom,
  • ship,
  • steamboat,
  • hulk,
  • yacht,
  • houseboat,
  • trawler,
  • catamaran,
  • cabin cruiser,
  • ketch,
  • sloop,
  • ferry,
  • bucket,
  • craft,
  • pinnace,
  • sampan.
  •pardon (noun)
  • commute,
  • indulgence,
  • grace,
  • amnesty,
  • absolution,
  • exculpation,
  • mercy,
  • clemency,
  • forbearance,
  • allowance,
  • remission,
  • indemnification,
  • kindness,
  • vindication,
  • acquittal,
  • anchor,
  • conciliation,
  • justification,
  • exoneration,
  • condonation.
  •raft (noun)
  • float,
  • lighter.
  •reprieve (noun)
  • clearance,
  • abatement,
  • stay,
  • respite,
  • suspension,
  • abeyance,
  • deferment,
  • postponement,
  • truce,
  • alleviation,
  • palliation,
  • mitigation.

• v.

  •absolve (verb)
  • free,
  • discharge,
  • go easy on,
  • exonerate,
  • let off easy,
  • let off,
  • vindicate,
  • wipe the slate clean,
  • loose,
  • sanitize,
  • spring,
  • clear,
  • set free,
  • liberate,
  • write off,
  • spare,
  • wink at,
  • let up on,
  • blink at,
  • relieve,
  • bleach,
  • wipe it off,
  • forgive,
  • whitewash,
  • exculpate,
  • excuse,
  • launder,
  • exempt,
  • acquit,
  • pardon,
  • let off the hook.
  •free from responsibility, duty (verb)
  • absolve.
  •pardon (verb)
  • overlook,
  • accept,
  • suspend charges,
  • grant amnesty,
  • wipe slate clean,
  • condone,
  • remit,
  • give absolution,
  • bury the hatchet,
  • justify,
  • tolerate,
  • rescue.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • acquittance,
  • balsa,
  • boat,
  • floater,
  • freeing,
  • indemnity,
  • life raft,
  • lifesaver,
  • release,
  • reprieve,
  • rowboat,
  • sea boat,
  • walkout,
  • balsas,
  • rowboats,
  • floaters,
  • lighters,
  • walkouts,
  • acquittances,
  • let-up,
  • let-off,
  • let-offs.
  •v.
  • sea.

Paraphrases for Lifeboat:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    boat.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    motorboat, rescue, skiff, lifesaving, submarine, Canoeing, craft, cutter, boarding.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    canoe, raft, rowboat, dinghy, embarkation.

Antonyms for Lifeboat:

• n.

  • pardon
    conviction, damning, ostracization, punishment, chastisement, condemnation, penalty.
  • release
    collection, imprisonment, gathering, incarceration, restraint, check.
  • reprieve
    continuation.

• v.

  • absolve
    condemn, punish, charge, impeach, sentence, limit, accuse, blame, restrain, damn, convict, bind, incriminate, censure, hold, keep, obligate.
  • pardon
    deny, penalize, ostracize, prevent, refuse, chastise.

Lifeboat Sentence Examples:

• " We should have a lifeboat," said Ives to no one in particular.

• The lifeboat lay motionless upon the mirror - smooth surface of the ocean.

Homophones for Lifeboat:

• lividity, lipide, levitate, labiate, lepidote, lift, lipped, lafayette, lily pad, lefty, live up to, lilliput, lobated, lofty, looped, love bite, leaf fat, lipid, lepiota, layabout, laffite, live with, lipoid, lepadidae, lobata, lobito, leap out, La Fayette, lift out, lie-abed, leap day, lobotidae, leafed, left-eyed, leave out, live out, levity, livid, labiatae, low-fat diet, lopid, loved, Levite, leaved, lafitte, lobate, loft, lie about, Laputa, libido, lophiidae, leaf beet, lappet, lifted, lobed, left, lapidate, leaf bud, live body, livedo.

Hyponym for Lifeboat:

• n.

  • artifact
    sea boat.