/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of water strider Find synonyms for: Noun1. water strider, pond-skater, water skater, water bugusage: long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of waterWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language