Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of water wheel Find synonyms for: Noun1. waterwheel, water wheel, wheelusage: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond2. waterwheel, water wheel, wheelusage: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbineWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: legerdemain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language