Synonyms of motor vehicles

motor vehicles

noun

plural of motor vehicle

as in cars

a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels

got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of motor vehicles

While Tesla's primary business remains manufacturing EVs, Musk has signaled that the company is shifting away from traditional motor vehicles. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

And fourth, when writing and passing the Clean Air Act, Congress specifically chose to preempt state regulations on emissions from new motor vehicles. — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Last year, the city recorded 112 pedestrian deaths, of which 105 involved motor vehicles. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

The biggest bear killers by far in Central Florida are motor vehicles, blamed for killing 1,545 bears in the region in the past 10 years, including 219 in 2025, the most since 2021 when 242 bears died on the region’s roadways. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting brighter Headlight regulation didn’t emerge from a single incident so much as from a steady mismatch between early motor vehicles and roads still designed for horses and pedestrians. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

For years, however, the righthand lane was a lane shared by both motor vehicles and bicycles. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

There were 407 traffic stops and 144 traffic services, which includes debris removal, assisting with disabled or hazardous motor vehicles, according to state police on Friday. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026