Synonyms for fishing
ˈfɪʃ ɪŋfish·ing

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fishingnoun

   Synonyms:
   fishery, sportfishing

2. fishingnoun

   Of, or pertaining to fishing.

   a good day's fishing

   Synonyms:
   sportfishing, fishery

3. fishingnoun

   The business of catching fish in large quantities for sale.

   the fishing industry

   Synonyms:
   fishery, sportfishing

4. fishingnoun

   A place for catching fish.

   Synonyms:
   sportfishing, fishery

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.6 / 9 votes

1. fishing, sportfishingnoun

   the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

   Synonyms:
   sportfishing

2. fishingnoun

   the occupation of catching fish for a living

   Synonyms:
   sportfishing

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1. • Commercial Enterprise

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1. fishingnoun

   Synonyms:
   angling, trawling, trolling, whiffing, spillet fishing, bultow fishing

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1. List of paraphrases for "fishing":

   fisheries, fishery, fish, pesca, fishing, angling, fiske, catch, diaoyu, harvesting, fished, pêche, pesquera, hunting, visserij, fishermen, peach, angler, harvest, fishers

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1. Tyler Massey:

   We followed him around for about five minutes. We were sitting there fishing in the spot and the shark just kind of swam up. He just hung out around the top.

2. Satoru Miyamoto:

   The only thing Japan can do now is to prevent North Korean fishing ships from entering and for the Japanese Coast Guard to continue to use methods such as spraying water to keep them out.

3. Ryan Scott Ashley:

   I never got the hunting fish with my grandfather much because he died when I was young. Paul Paradise introduced me to the sport and took me as a kid hunting, trapping and fishing. Paul Paradise was one of the number one trappers in the state of New Hampshire. we always went for white perch.

4. Vic Santucci:

   Gobies are found in abundance among the rocks and boulders of our harbors and nearshore areas throughout much of the year. Foraging whitefish may be drawn to these nearshore areas when the temperature is right to feed on gobies or other prey, which increases their chances of encountering baited hooks of anglers fishing nearshore for perch, drum or other species.

5. Neal Matthews:

   The goose was ensnarled in fishing line. Its leg literally had a big knot around it and it was having trouble walking.