Synonyms of rails

rails 1 of 2

noun

plural of rail

1

as in railings

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports

the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• railings
• bannisters
• guardrails
• balustrades
• banisters
• fenders
• handrails
• taffrails

2

as in roads

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel

an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roads
• railroads
• railways
• elevated railroads
• els
• monorails
• elevateds

rails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rail

as in rants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rants
• fulminates
• reviles
• damns
• execrates
• imprecates
• cusses
• blasphemes
• swears
• confounds
• curses
• anathematizes