Synonyms for submarine
ˌsʌb məˈrin, ˈsʌb məˌrinsub·ma·rine

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1. submarinenoun

   To operate or serve on a submarine

   Synonyms:
   U-boat

   Antonyms:
   surface ship

2. submarineadjective

   Of something hidden or undisclosed, e.g. submarine patent.

   Synonyms:
   torpedo, hoagie, hero, hoagy, po boy, wedge, sub, grinder, poor boy, submarine sandwich

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1. submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boatnoun

   a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

   Synonyms:
   wedge, zep, poor boy, hoagie, bomber, grinder, hero sandwich, hoagy, submarine sandwich, hero, sub, pigboat, torpedo

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

2. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepadjective

   a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

   Synonyms:
   gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, hero, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

3. submarine, underseaverb

   beneath the surface of the sea

   Synonyms:
   undersea

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

4. submarineverb

   move forward or under in a sliding motion

   "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"

   Antonyms:
   surface, overhead

5. submarineverb

   throw with an underhand motion

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

6. submarineverb

   bring down with a blow to the legs

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

7. submarineverb

   control a submarine

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

8. submarineverb

   attack by submarine

   "The Germans submarined the Allies"

   Antonyms:
   overhead, surface

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1. List of paraphrases for "submarine":

   submarines, underwater, undersea, subsea, sub, u-boat, cross-harbour, under-sea, u-boats, seabed, submersible, sub-surface

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1. submarine

   Synonyms:
   The submarine, el submarino

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1. Le Drian:

   This extraordinary decision reflects the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States, the abandonment of the ocean-class submarine project that Australia and France had been working on since 2016 and the announcement of a new partnership with United States aimed at studying the possibility of future cooperation on nuclear-powered submarines constitute unacceptable behavior among allies and partners ; their consequences affect the very concept we have of our alliances, our partnerships, and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe.

2. Harry Harris:

   We could consider putting another (attack) submarine out there, we could put additional destroyers forward ...there are a lot of things we could do, short of putting a full carrier strike group in the Western Pacific.

3. Mark Ferguson:

   According to Russian Navy Chief Adm. Chirkov, the 'intensity' of Russian submarine patrols has risen by almost 50% over the last year.

4. Michael Gilday:

   I refuse to put an additional dollar against a system that would not be able to track a high-end submarine in today's environment.

5. Paul Burton:

   Japan is very keen to secure a significant piece of overseas business following the relaxation of its export legislation, and this Australian submarine deal was widely regarded as becoming a landmark trade, the tradecraft required to convince a sophisticated domestic buyer that Japan's was superior to that offered by France was lacking.