Better word for float

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. floatverb

   To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.

   Synonyms:
   initial public offering

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. floatnoun

   the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   go under, go down, sink, settle

2. floatnoun

   the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   go down, go under, sink, settle

3. ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, floatnoun

   a drink with ice cream floating in it

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   go down, go under, settle, sink

4. floatnoun

   an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   settle, go down, go under, sink

5. float, plasterer’s floatnoun

   a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   settle, sink, go under, go down

6. floatnoun

   something that floats on the surface of water

   Synonyms:
   plasterer’s float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, air bladder, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   sink, go down, go under, settle

7. air bladder, swim bladder, floatverb

   an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

   Synonyms:
   air bladder, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, plasterer’s float, swim bladder

   Antonyms:
   sink, settle, go under, go down

8. float, drift, be adrift, blowverb

   be in motion due to some air or water current

   «The leaves were blowing in the wind»; «the boat drifted on the lake»; «The sailboat was adrift on the open sea»; «the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore»

   Synonyms:
   swash, rove, vagabond, botch, ramble, bungle, muck up, range, mishandle, bumble, botch up, brag, stray, blow, tout, burn out, screw up, suck, gasconade, roll, fumble, flub, fellate, cast, ball up, err, freewheel, bollocks, wander, shoot a line, mess up, shove off, waste, louse up, bollocks up, gas, bollix, bluster, vaunt, swan, muff, tramp, blow out, swim, foul up, boast, fluff, drift, bobble, go down on, be adrift, shove along, bollix up, squander, spoil, roam, bodge

   Antonyms:
   go under, sink, go down, settle

9. float, swimverb

   be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

   Synonyms:
   be adrift, drift, blow, drown, swim

   Antonyms:
   go down, go under, sink, settle

10. floatverb

    set afloat

    «He floated the logs down the river»; «The boy floated his toy boat on the pond»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    go under, go down, settle, sink

11. floatverb

    circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

    «The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    settle, go down, sink, go under

12. floatverb

    move lightly, as if suspended

    «The dancer floated across the stage»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    go down, go under, settle, sink

13. floatverb

    put into the water

    «float a ship»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    go down, settle, go under, sink

14. floatverb

    make the surface of level or smooth

    «float the plaster»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    sink, settle, go under, go down

15. floatverb

    allow (currencies) to fluctuate

    «The government floated the ruble for a few months»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    settle, go under, go down, sink

16. floatverb

    convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

    «float data»

    Synonyms:
    be adrift, drift, blow, swim

    Antonyms:
    sink, go down, settle, go under

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Convert
   • Display
   • Drink
   • Hand Tool
   • Launch
   • Masonry
   • Move
   • Smooth
   • Stock
   • Test
   • Time Interval
   • Transport
   • Travel
   • Value

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

1. List of paraphrases for «float»:

   floater, floats, char, fleet, profiler, chariot, tank, jitter, floatation, flotation

Suggested Resources

1. float

   Song lyrics by float — Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by float on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce float?

How to say float in sign language?

How to use float in a sentence?

1. Eric Dillard:

   I thought it was important to float the idea first because I had already collected $2,250 at this point and wanted people to be OKwith where their money was going, i believe the poll ended around 87% in favor of donating the rest to charity.

2. Ren Leppens:

   Sadly, the likelihood of being able to successfully re-float the remaining whales was extremely low, the remote location, lack of nearby personnel and the whales’ deteriorating condition meant the most humane thing to do was to euthanize.

3. Geoff Wilson:

   The market’s shut for a period of time for anyone who thinks they can float anything, it’s going to be a tough economic time, so if you’re going to the market it’s got to be well priced and it’s got to be a good quality business.

4. Nicholas Ghattas:

   People are getting kind of jittery and thinking, How much more does this really have to run? How much more credit can people float? And when does the cycle start to turn?

5. Benjamin Schachter:

   Just as investors hang on to services as Apple’s life preserver in the choppy seas, Apple Music is going to float away.

• يطفوArabic
• ҡалҡыуысBashkir
• пла́ваць, папла́ваць, паплы́ць, плыцьBelarusian
• държа се на повърхността, нося се, плавам, буй, поплавък, мистрияBulgarian
• flotarCatalan, Valencian
• plout, plavatCzech
• schwimmen, schweben, gleiten, treiben, begeben, borgen, Schwimmer, Floß, Festwagen, FloatGerman
• φελλόςGreek
• flotar, carrozaSpanish
• شناورPersian
• leijua, kellua, [[pysyä]] [[pinnalla]], lipua, ehdottaa, heittää, yleinen osakeanti, höyläraspi, raspi, paraatiauto, käteiskassa, liukuluku, pohjakassa, koho, kelluke, hierrinFinnish
• flotter, flottant, flotteur, char, float, nombre flottantFrench
• flotarGalician
• lebeg, úszikHungarian
• galleggiareItalian
• 漂う, 飛ぶ, 浮遊する, 超える, 浮かぶ, 浮く, 浮揚物, 浮きJapanese
• អន្ដែតKhmer
• ಫ್ಲೋಟ್Kannada
• 흙손Korean
• fluctuo, floatLatin
• tekėti, plūduriuoti, plaukti, plūdė, plaustasLithuanian
• mānu, kārewaMāori
• امبڠ, ambangMalay
• မျောBurmese
• drijven, vloeien, meedrijven, te water laten, voorstellen, vlot, soort truweel, vlottende kommagetal, rasp, vijl, praalwagenDutch
• flutuar, pairar, boiar, boiaPortuguese
• tuytuy, wamp’uyQuechua
• flottarRomansh
• pluti, plută, plutitorRomanian
• всплыть, [[держа́ться]] [[на]] [[вода, плыть, плавать, всплывать, пари́ть, дре́йфовать, поплаво́к, мастеро́к, платфо́рма, плот, глади́лка, прави́лоRussian
• plovakSerbo-Croatian
• flyta, sväva, flöteSwedish
• తేలుTelugu
• ลอยThai
• 浮动Chinese

Select another language: