/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of freshwater eel Find synonyms for: Noun1. common eel, freshwater eel, eelusage: eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smokedWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language