Synonyms for offshore
ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-off·shore

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1. offshore, seawardadjective

   (of winds) coming from the land

   "offshore winds"

   Synonyms:
   seaward, onshore, inshore, shoreward

   Antonyms:
   shoreward, seaward, onshore, inshore

2. offshoreadverb

   at some distance from the shore

   "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"

   Synonyms:
   seaward

   Antonyms:
   shoreward, inshore, onshore, seaward

3. offshoreadverb

   away from shore; away from land

   "cruising three miles offshore"

   Antonyms:
   inshore, onshore, shoreward, seaward

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1. List of paraphrases for "offshore":

   extraterritorial, off-shore, overseas, ocean-going, off, extra-territorial, distant-water, marine, deep-sea, at-sea, maritime, foreign, pelagic, coastal, abroad, high-seas, high-sea, out-of-territory, sea-going, seawards, seaward

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1. Barack Obama:

   I share people's concerns about offshore drilling. I remember the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico all too well, that's precisely why my administration has worked to make sure that our oil exploration conducted under these leases is done at the highest standards possible.

2. The Coast Guard:

   The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank Saturday morning approximately 35 miles offshore Florence, missing is Mike Morgan, 68.

3. Drew Bernstein:

   If you are looking for the deepest capital markets, most sophisticated technology analysts, and ability to have offshore liquidity and a global brand, the U.S. markets remain a very compelling proposition, but it requires a real commitment.

4. Imran Khan:

   Because I was not a British citizen, an offshore flat was bought. When I sold that flat in 2003, I did not have to pay the taxes in U.K., there is nothing illegal in it.

5. Ben McGarry:

   We have shifted a greater proportion of our assets offshore as an intensifying slowdown in housing is likely to increase downward pressure on the Australian dollar.