Synonyms of taxi

taxi 1 of 2

noun

ˈtak-sē 

as in cab

an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cab
• taxicab
• limousine
• hack
• rickshaw
• jitney
• water taxi
• hackney
• gharry

taxi

2 of 2

verb

as in to chauffeur

Related Words

• chauffeur
• ride
• hack
• joyride
• race
• automobile
• wheel
• motor
• drag
• tool
• drive
• roll

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taxi

Noun

With public transport almost paralyzed, a round trip between the Havana neighborhoods of La Víbora and El Vedado in one of the few taxis still moving in Havana can cost 2000 pesos — $3 — or more. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Her parents often pinned a note to her shirt so that local taxi-drivers could bring her home. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

There had just been a snowstorm and the plane wasn’t able to taxi all the way to the gate. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Security camera video released by the airport shows the Airbus A319 plane starting to slowly taxi away from the terminals as a line of vehicles approached. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026