PASSENGERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

passengers

noun

plural of passenger

as in travelers

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Recent Examples of passengers Hantavirus has a long incubation period, and people with high-risk exposures — including cruise ship passengers and people who were on an international flight with a sick passenger — should be monitored for 42 days, health officials say. — Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

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Noun

Passengers are savvy travelers, primarily American, who relish cruising and, with this line, truly appreciate fine food and wine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The airport is also encouraging travelers to use a TollTag or prebook parking, which officials say can reduce transaction times, keep traffic moving through its control plazas and lower operating costs.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

Two engaged couples posed for wedding photos in between joggers, dog walkers and sightseers who clamored around Osprey Street to enjoy the day’s majestic sunset.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
By the 1980s, just a few years after the National Geographic story came out, the monarchs were already drawing streams of intrepid sightseers from abroad, despite almost no tourism infrastructure.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of sightseers

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The Coast Guard could not confirm Monday if the people on board were migrants because interviews with survivors had not yet been conducted.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
She was denied asylum under a Biden-era border policy that restricted eligibility for many migrants who crossed the southern border outside official pathways.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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