TRAINS Synonyms: 179 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of train

as in entourages

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

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as in fleets

a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a train of supply trucks making its way to the army encampment

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as in queues

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another already a long train of ticket buyers waiting outside the stadium

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as in sequences

a series of things linked together you've broken my train of thought—now what were we talking about?

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verb

present tense third-person singular of train

as in prepares

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

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as in teaches

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

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as in aims

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

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as in equips

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

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Recent Examples of trains

Noun

Local media showed police officers preventing some of them from boarding trains and buses. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken. — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Early clients include Oxford Cancer Analytics, and Hitachi Rail––a Japanese railway giant that makes and monitors trains and rail signal systems, and used Prior’s TabPFN to predict railway defects. — Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 As trains traveling at high speeds displace enormous amounts of air, these tunnels require giant cross-sectional diameters to prevent uncomfortable passenger ear-popping and dangerous air-pressure shockwaves. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Crews are staging the project in phases, with portions of the Blue Line and Red Line being addressed at different times so trains can keep running while construction continues. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Gonzalez said more stations in the southern Blue Line corridor, which extends to Cosumnes River College, will close later this year as RT prepares the stations for the new trains to enter service in 2027. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Verb

Herrera proactively trains staff for potential immigration enforcement, creating vital protocols due to a lack of external business guidance, embodying a steadfast commitment to protecting its community. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 However, Landow also trains the parts of the body where tendons attach to bones, with durability in mind more than classic strength. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The Commando star still trains nearly every day, but his workouts last about half an hour now. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Rather than relying solely on remote monitoring systems, MINAGIE Energy trains young people within the communities where installations take place. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 The Food Trust trains store owners and staff and provides stores with items like refrigerators, shelving and signage to promote healthy products. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026 There’s a lot of underlying tension as Hal essentially trains his own replacement. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 As part of its Rail Modernization Program, Metro wants to add safety upgrades to Red Line trains — the Washington DC-area system's most popular line. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The Oakland Roots Academy trains students from Title I high schools along the MARTA corridor to be part of Atlanta’s green workforce. — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains

Noun

Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates — Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Sure, there were others — boyfriends came and went, entourages, too.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of entourages

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Rather than asking farmers to reconcile multiple dashboards, AGCO is working to simplify decision making through its PTx Farm Management platform, which consolidates data from mixed fleets into a single operational view.

— Peter High, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Pratt & Whitney’s latest F135 contract funds spare engines, deployable packages, and depot support for fleets operating from 42 bases and 13 ships.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of fleets

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Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Viral videos shared online in recent weeks show massive crowds stretching through shuttle queues as visitors wait to reach Tre Cime di Lavaredo, one of the most iconic destinations in Italy's Dolomites.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of queues

Noun

Nobody makes more of their limited screentime than Samantha Morton as the sorceress Circe in one of the film’s most powerful sequences.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, no video-like sequences may be created, and no alterations may be made to the image, either in the foreground or the background.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequences

Verb

Reddit cheers; SerpApi prepares to fight If Reddit wins the fight, the popular online discussion forum could be in a better position to force all AI scrapers to enter into licensing agreements.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
The sound of gloves hitting the bag is filling a new space in North Lawndale, as the organization Boxing Out Negativity prepares to open the doors of its new home at Lawndale Plaza.

— Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of prepares

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In a lush West Adams garden packed with herbs and flowers, pastry chef Rose Wilde teaches decorators to draw inspiration from local abundance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In one of the cohorts Huang teaches, a student followed an AI recommendation that deleted keywords from a winning campaign.

— Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of teaches

Verb

But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
While the summer focuses on prepared foods, the Toupses also do holiday drop-offs during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day that provide ingredients for preparing festive meals at home.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of focuses

Verb

In mid-July, the president’s son and influential adviser, Youssef Pezeshkian, posted a series of messages about the need to balance realistic military aims with a weak economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The school is in the due diligence period and aims to close on the property soon ahead of renovation work to turn office space back into classrooms for the 2027-28 school year.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026