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train

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of train

1 a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person

a movie star who never goes anywhere without a train of personal assistants to cater to his every whim and need

Synonyms of train

cortege (also cortège), entourage, following, posse, retinue, suite, tail

Words Related to train

crew, personnel, staff

assistant, attendant, helper, retainer

2 a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management

a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment

Synonyms of train

armada, caravan, cavalcade, fleet, line, motorcade

Words Related to train

argosy, convoy, flotilla, navy

column, cortege (also cortège), parade, procession

3 a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium

Synonyms of train

column, cue, file, line, queue, range, string

Words Related to train

echelon, rank, row, tier

chain, progression, sequence, succession

4 a series of things linked together

you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?

Synonyms of train

catena, catenation, chain, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, string

Words Related to train

belt, circle, cycle, vicious circle (also vicious cycle)

continuum, gamut, gauntlet (also gantlet), scale, spectrum

flow, river, stream

file, line, queue, range, row, succession

train

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of train

1 to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

Synonyms of train

condition, season

Words Related to train

fit, habilitate, prepare, ready

acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, break in, orient, orientate, shape

accustom, familiarize, habituate, naturalize

fortify, harden, inure, season, shape up, steel, strengthen, toughen

Antonyms of train

2 to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field

will train the students in good study habits

Synonyms of train

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, lesson, school, teach, tutor

Words Related to train

drill, fit, ground, habilitate, prepare, prime, qualify

direct, guide, lead, rear

catechize, lecture, moralize, preach

implant, inculcate, instill (also instil)

edify, enlighten

brief, familiarize, impart (to), inform, verse

initiate, introduce, show

reeducate, reschool, reteach, retrain

3 to fix (as oneʼs attention) steadily toward a central objective

train all your thoughts on imagining how youʼd score the winning goal in the game

Synonyms of train

center, concentrate, fasten, focus, rivet

Words Related to train

aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on)

attend, heed, mind

fixate (on), obsess (over)

4 to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

trained his eyes on the distant bullʼs-eye

Synonyms of train

aim, bend, cast, direct, head, hold, level, pinpoint, set

Words Related to train

concentrate, focus

incline, orient, steer

Near Antonyms of train

avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack

5 to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

Synonyms of train

equip, fit, prepare, qualify, ready, season

Words Related to train

accustom, adapt, adjust, condition, groom, habituate, shape, tailor

authorize, entitle

empower, enable

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, teach, tutor

Synonym Discussion of train

teach, instruct, educate, train, discipline, school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn.

- taught us a lot about our planet

instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching.

- instructs raw recruits in military drill

educate implies development of the mind.

- more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person

train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view.

- trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft

discipline implies training in habits of order and precision.

- a disciplined mind

school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master.

- schooled the horse in five gaits

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