Thesaurus results for BUS

bus 1 of 2

noun

ˈbəs

Definition of bus

as in car

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels this old bus is still running—but barely

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bus

2 of 2

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of bus

Noun

Elsewhere, Ted and Robin make amends, Marshall and Barney get an assist from a bus full of older adults, and season 7’s best supporting character — the ducky tie — gets plenty of screen time. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 Local officials reported that five people were killed by a drone attack in the Rostov region and that one person was killed in a drone attack on a bus in the Belgorod region. — David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

Plenty of tour companies will bus you up. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 People bus in from surrounding neighborhoods and towns. — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bus

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bus

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Some residents of Gary, a Rust Belt city on the shore of Lake Michigan, around 25 miles southeast of Chicago, described people sleeping in their running cars with the air conditioning on to get some relief from the heat.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

Trump has threatened to also double tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada from 25% to 50%.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The invention of steel permitted the rise of skyscrapers, the automobile inspired highway systems and the internet gave rise to a whole new set of digital spaces.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of automobile

Verb

Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single.

— August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.

— Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026

Definition of motor

Noun

The pace of improvement in AI models has led many observers to predict that human intelligence may soon be overtaken by the cognitive capacity of machines.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
China has a virtual monopoly on these minerals, which are critical to making everything from cars and jet engines to smartphones and even the dye used in MRI machines.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of machine

Verb

It’s been a long five years since Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car rode a rave of critical support to a Best Picture nomination off of miniscule box-office tallies.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Symone will play Jojo Calhoun, who is the brazen and creative younger sister of Julius (Mitchell), a local bull riding star and talented barrel racer.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ride

Noun

Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of wheels

Verb

Shanahan resumed full head coaching duties, which included calling plays at practice for the first time since the accident, over the weekend.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Shanahan later claimed fault in the crash, which did not result in legal charges for him or the other driver involved, and returned to health in time to coach their preseason opener.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of coach

Browse Nearby Words

burying

bus

bused

See all Nearby Words

Articles Related to bus

Cite this Entry

Style

“Bus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bus. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of bus

noun

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

8 Words and Phrases from the Road

Where does the expression 'throw...

Is it 'buses' or 'busses'?

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on bus

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

kith

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Aug. 28

Why do we say 'break a leg'?

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Games & Quizzes