Synonyms for dock

Other words for “dock”, grouped by meaning.

We found 11 synonyms for “dock”. The most common are sorrel, sour grass, pier, wharf, wharfage.

noun any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

noun a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

noun a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

Synonymsloading dock

noun landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

noun a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Synonymsbobtailbob

verb come into dock

Oppositesundock

verb remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Synonymstailbob

verb maneuver into a dock

Oppositesundock

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University