Synonyms of taxi

taxi 1 of 2

noun

ˈtak-sē 

as in cab

an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cab
• taxicab
• limousine
• hack
• rickshaw
• jitney
• water taxi
• hackney
• gharry

taxi

2 of 2

verb

as in to chauffeur

Related Words

• chauffeur
• ride
• hack
• joyride
• race
• automobile
• wheel
• motor
• drag
• tool
• drive
• roll

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taxi

Noun

Journals and bottles of wine and sweaters and books, an extra bathing suit, a pair of shorts, left behind in taxi cabs and at friends’ places and in a small storage space on an island. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

After paying several hundred dollars, the taxi driver rushed me back to the terminal. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 July 2026

Verb

There had just been a snowstorm and the plane wasn’t able to taxi all the way to the gate. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Security camera video released by the airport shows the Airbus A319 plane starting to slowly taxi away from the terminals as a line of vehicles approached. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026