TRAINS Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of train

as in entourages

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need

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as in fleets

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment

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as in queues

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium

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as in sequences

a series of things linked together you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?

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verb

present tense third-person singular of train

as in prepares

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

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as in teaches

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

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as in aims

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

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as in equips

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

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Recent Examples of trains

Noun

Orient Express, founded in 1883 and part of the Accor Group since 2022, has imbued the behemoth with the old-world glitz and glamour synonymous with its famous trains. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026 Morning trains typically offer gorgeous daytime views, but the evening trains may be in darkness depending on the time of year. —

Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026 There’s a space for children to color and a table with trains. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026 The specific date wasn’t listed, but Andreski noted once construction starts, the first trains connecting the Medical District to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport should begin rolling by the end of 2029. —

Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026 Geography presents a problem Jeans-Gail said the Rail Passengers Association supports increasing Amtrak police patrols on trains, but isn’t in favor of adding TSA-style security before boarding at the roughly 500 stations across the country. —

Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 For now, trains are still running and talks are expected to continue. —

Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 The following trains, which run daily, go through Kansas City, according to Amtrak. —

Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026 Ryanair, easyJet, and Wizz Air operate in dense markets where cheap flights compete not only with flag carriers, but with other budget airlines, trains, buses, and short car trips. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

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The School of Continuing Education and Professional Development at Miami Dade College also has a broadband and fiber optic technician program, which trains those who install and repair high-speed internet networks. —

Sarah Moreno may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 The world’s largest scuba-diving organization, which has issued more than 31 million certifications since 1966 and trains roughly three-quarters of the world’s divers, is using its global network as a force for change. —

Time Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026 The place trains you to slow down. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Although the 162-game marathon trains you not to look too far ahead, the early signals are not meaningless. —

Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Knight met a woman who trains dogs in Africa to detect the scent of elephant tusks. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 The service has also rolled out its Holistic Health and Fitness program, which trains soldiers in units to advise commanders on physical fitness plans tailored to mission needs, ranging from weight training and mobility work to yoga, nutrition guidance and mental health support. —

Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 The organization breeds and trains the dogs, teaches blind individuals how to work with and care for them and supports ongoing research to improve the dogs’ health and training. —

Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains

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Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026