paddlelike

Resembling rowing equipment

Resembling a paddle in shape—flat, broad, and often rounded at one end: the beaver's paddlelike tail, paddlelike leaves.

The word describes anatomical features, plant structures, or objects that share the paddle's distinctive silhouette.

shape

flat

Lacking vertical variation

oval · elliptical · streamlined · symmetrical · contoured · finlike · webbed · palmate · leaf-shaped · flattened

aquatic

flipper

Marine animal's swimming limb

  • finAquatic propulsion appendage
  • tailRear animal appendage
  • platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal

manatee · sea-turtle · frog · newt · otter · penguin · seal · propulsion · swimming · diving

implements

oar

Lever for watercraft

  • bladeFlat cutting edge
  • racketUproar, scam, or paddle
  • batFlying mammal or sports club

spatula · spoon · trowel · ping-pong · pickleball · stirring · spanking · breadboard

motion

sweep

Brush clean with broom

  • swishSoft rushing sound
  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • swayRock back and forth

flap · flutter · waggle · wobble · oscillate · undulate · stroke · propel · churn · dip

Opposites
shape/form

paddlelikepointed

Tapering to a tip

tapered · needle-like · conical · rounded · spherical

Family

paddle, paddles, paddled, paddling, paddler, paddlers, like, likeness, liken

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G