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Synonyms of seal

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Another word for seal is close. Other synonyms of seal are sea puppy, pinniped, block, block off and close off.

Synonyms and similar words for seal

nounA pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

  • sea puppyA seal, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of seal, such as a fur seal or a sea lion, and most especially...
  • pinnipedA marine mammal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia, comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals...

verbTo prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).

  • block
  • block off
  • close
  • close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
  • obstruct
  • seal offTo physically isolate an area or building for security reasons preventing passage of humans or vehicles.

verbTo place in a sealed container.

Meaning of seal

  1. noun A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
  2. verb To hunt seals.
  3. noun A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.

Full definition of seal

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Questions about synonyms of seal

What is another word for seal?
Seal has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as close, sea puppy, pinniped, block, block off, close off, obstruct and seal off.
What does seal mean?
Seal means a pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: seal (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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