Synonyms for surf
sɜrfsurf

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. surf, breaker, breakersverb

   waves breaking on the shore

   Synonyms:
   breakers, ledgeman, breaker, circuit breaker

2. surfboard, surfverb

   ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

   "Californians love to surf"

   Synonyms:
   channel-surf, browse, surfboard

3. browse, surfverb

   look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

   "browse a computer directory"; "surf the internet or the world wide web"

   Synonyms:
   pasture, graze, range, channel-surf, shop, browse, surfboard, crop

4. surf, channel-surfverb

   switch channels, on television

   Synonyms:
   channel-surf, browse, surfboard

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1. • Glide
   • Search
   • Sport
   • Switch

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1. sea foam

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. surfnoun

   Synonyms:
   breakers, breaking waves

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "surf":

   surfing, surfer, surfs, navigate, surfboard, snowboard

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1. David Hicks:

   They are also soft-bodied, so they are often broken apart by the time they get through the surf zone and deposited on the shore.

2. Floridian Slater:

   I think Pipeline is probably a pretty safe bet that would be where I would announce my retirement, it's the event I've won most on tour, the place I've probably been most comfortable at, where I made all surf buddies at in Hawaii. It's just the place I love the most.

3. Fernando Aguerre:

   We salute the five candidatures, which were all excellent and well-known surf destinations, but Tahiti was truly exceptional in offering our athletes, and our sport, spectacular conditions for optimal competitions, for us, Tahiti represents the authenticity of our sport and the ISA's mission to celebrate surfing's unique culture and lifestyle, while also recalling the long history and heritage of our sport from its Polynesian origins.

4. International Shark Attack File.Gavin Naylor:

   Sand bars are also where the best surf breaks are because the rapid change in depth causes the waves to break, so the sharks find themselves seeking out the same spots as the surfers.

5. Nik Zanella:

   Every time we went back, the people we had coached were still doing it and they had taught some other people to do it, so there’s a little surf scene that was growing.