Synonyms for paddle
ˈpæd lpad·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. paddlenoun

   small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

2. paddlenoun

   a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

3. paddlenoun

   an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

4. paddle, boat paddleverb

   a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

   Synonyms:
   boat paddle

5. paddleverb

   propel with a paddle

   "paddle your own canoe"

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

6. dabble, paddle, splash aroundverb

   play in or as if in water, as of small children

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, smatter, totter, spank, play around, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

7. paddleverb

   swim like a dog in shallow water

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

8. toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddleverb

   walk unsteadily

   "small children toddle"

   Synonyms:
   seesaw, dodder, toddle, teeter, wobble, spank, larrup, dabble, totter, waddle, coggle, splash around

9. spank, paddle, larrupverb

   give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

   Synonyms:
   splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

10. paddleverb

    stir with a paddle

    Synonyms:
    splash around, dodder, toddle, totter, spank, larrup, dabble, waddle, coggle

Matched Categories

1. • Aquatics
   • Bat
   • Blade
   • Boat
   • Instrument Of Punishment
   • Play
   • Sport
   • Stir
   • Swim
   • Walk

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swim

   travel along (a stretch of water) by paddling

   i paddled over to the boat.

   Submitted by anonymous on September 22, 2020  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "paddle":

   paddling, palette, selector, oar, picker, snowshoeing, racket, snowshoe, rowing

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1. Paulina Porizkova:

   Starting last year- since my husband got diagnosed -Ive been on a strange journey. Paddling a canoe in a stormy sea. My boys are in the back, scared but preoccupied. Sometimes the waves are smaller and easier to navigate, some days I lose my paddle and waves threaten to overwhelm. But I know my purpose is to get myself and my kids to safety, to the beach.

2. Cruise Passenger Lynch:

   I'm especially excited about the new Loire cruises because it's a river which has yet to be explored, paddle ships will allow this to be done for the first time in 2015.

3. Ernie Medina:

   A beginner might not be able to tell the difference between a $ 50 paddle and a $ 300 paddle, but a more experienced player definitely can.

4. Ernie Medina:

   Because the court is smaller, the paddle is shorter and lighter than a tennis racquet, and the ball is made out of plastic, so it’s very easy to learn and control for most people starting out.

5. Jacob Braude:

   Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.