Offshore Synonyms and Antonyms

ôfshôr, ŏf-
Concerning a country, idea, or way of life not one's own
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. foreign
  2. oceanic
  3. in the sea
  4. marine
(of winds) coming from the land
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. seaward
  2. asea
Antonyms:
  1. inshore
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Away from shore; away from land
(Adverb)
Antonyms:
  1. onshore

Words Related to Offshore

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. maritime
  2. nautical
  3. off-shore
  4. on-shore
  5. oil-and-gas
  6. oil-gas
  7. deepwater
  8. oil-drilling

Offshore Sentence Examples

  • Using offshore outsourcing saves funding to fuel development projects that would have been unaffordable, allowing the small business entrepreneur to compete in a world of corporate giants.

  • Offshore outsourcing has become a hotly debated issue as more and more U.S. companies turn to it as a way of saving money with offshore production or gaining technical skilled and lower cost workers.

  • The British began bombarding the small island from a fleet of warships anchored offshore.

  • Cape Wind, the nation's first approved offshore wind farm, estimates that its wind turbines will produce the equivalent of 570,000 tons of coal, or 113 million gallons of oil, or 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

  • While cruise packages generally include many of the onboard activities, again check carefully to see exactly what is and is not included -- fro instance, many do not include offshore excursions.

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