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

Approved by frequent travelers, this portable device will effectively set your mind at ease when attempting to enjoy a restful vacation away from potential threats and unknown cameras.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2026
Chile travelers are typically seeking soft or active adventure and a variety of nature experiences.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 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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Coast Guard personnel were intercepting migrants crossing the Rio Grande while working with other federal agencies when the initial gunshots came from the Mexican side of the border.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
All the passengers were migrants who paid smugglers to take them from the Bahamas to South Florida, Homeland Security Investigations agents said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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