Synonyms of buses

buses 1 of 2

noun

variants also busses

plural of bus

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels

this old bus is still running—but barely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cars
• automobiles
• machines
• wheels
• wagons
• limousines
• autos
• coaches
• motors
• convertibles
• motor vehicles
• motorcars
• vans
• SUVs
• coupes
• horseless carriages
• minibuses
• sedans
• jitneys
• microbuses
• minivans
• sports cars
• minis
• omnibuses
• station wagons
• hatchbacks
• town cars
• hardtops
• intermediates
• crates
• stock cars
• gas-guzzlers
• minicars
• woodies
• muscle cars
• fastbacks
• hybrids
• jalopies
• subcompacts
• land yachts
• phaetons
• ragtops
• flivvers
• cream puffs
• roadsters
• sport-utility vehicles
• compacts
• junkers
• touring cars
• notchbacks
• beaters
• V-8s
• turbocars
• tin lizzies
• clunkers

buses

2 of 2

verb

variants or busses

present tense third-person singular of bus

as in coaches

Related Words

• coaches
• cabs
• motors
• jets
• rides
• cruises
• trundles
• sails
• road-trips
• gigs
• drives
• flies
• migrates
• rolls
• navigates
• tours
• hops
• journeys
• roams
• trips
• barnstorms
• roves
• knocks (about)
• treks
• wanders
• travels
• rambles
• jaunts
• voyages
• perambulates
• pilgrimages
• gallivants
• traipses
• peregrinates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buses

Noun

At least 33 people were killed last month when Russia hit two civilian buses in Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Of those vehicles, 2,075 were trucks, and the rest were buses and delivery vans. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Many past governors have regarded the mass transit system — with its aging train stations, slow buses, fractious labor groups and perennial budget woes — as more of a liability than an asset. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

All fare enforcement teams will be pulled off of city buses until the MTA can investigate two allegations of improper use of force, MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said Thursday. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Shuttle buses will replace service between Merchandise Mart and Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which ripped through two buses, was reminiscent of larger strikes earlier in the war. — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Transit advocates say that money could be better spent on improved buses and other transit improvements. — Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026