Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marine

2 senses of marine

Sense 1
Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier -- (a member of the United States Marine Corps)
       => serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")

Sense 2
marine -- (a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")

Antonyms of adj marine

1 of 5 senses of marine

Sense 5
marine -- (native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales")

INDIRECT (VIA amphibious, aquatic) -> terrestrial -- (operating or living or growing on land)
INDIRECT (VIA aquatic, terrestrial) -> amphibious -- (operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals")

Similarity of adj marine

5 senses of marine

Sense 1
marine -- (of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations")

Sense 2
nautical, maritime, marine -- (relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance")

Sense 3
marine -- (of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks")

Sense 4
marine -- (relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea)
       => deep-sea -- (of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep-sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration")
       => oceangoing, seafaring, seagoing -- (used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels")
       => oceanic -- (constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life")
       => offshore -- (at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island")
       => oversea, overseas -- (being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose")
       => suboceanic, subocean -- (formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed; "suboceanic oil resources")

Sense 5
marine -- (native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales")
       => aquatic (vs. terrestrial) (vs. amphibious) -- (operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals")

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