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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trains

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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

Lakes, mountains, forests and the endless islands are all within a few hours of Gothenburg so even without a car everything is accessible using the excellent trains, buses and ferries. — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026 Then, in 2007, it was closed again to replace the trains with lighter ones and reopened the next year as X2. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 The trains, which began operating on the Gold Line about two years ago, allow passengers to board at platform level and are designed to improve accessibility for riders. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 First, buses and trains powered by diesel fuel incur a direct increase in fuel costs. — Vidya Mani, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 In the long run, Johnson said officials will study moving trains inland — an idea previously deemed too costly. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 In front of some monitors, commuters in overcoats were checking on the status of late trains home. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Take it from me—I’ve lived in Rome for more than seven years and have taken hundreds of trains around the country. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 An August report by Ukrainska Pravda also highlighted a new railway construction capable of handling military trains in Belarus' Gomel Oblast near the Ukraine border. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 Thornton, who trains at the University of Kansas in the offseason, could look to add some muscle to his frame this winter. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 The venture trains professional women home repair technicians, positioning skilled manual work as a viable path to financial independence. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Reasoning paths and summaries are techniques some AI developers have used in distillation attacks, in which a model maker trains their technology on another model's outputs. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 The clock is ticking while Fantilli waits and trains a few hours away in Michigan. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Canine Companions trains facility dogs to work alongside professionals in settings including schools, hospitals and other environments serving vulnerable populations. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The premise couldn’t be simpler, though Wollner’s incredible prologue — a careful arrangement of low-event long takes that emphasize how people move through spaces in time — trains our eyes to privilege texture over incident. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 The most successful young athlete isn’t necessarily the one who trains the most. — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trains

Noun

The bout was a big draw for glitterati, gangs and their entourages -- particularly from Southern California.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of entourages

Noun

Look at code reviews, testing, environment provisioning, security processes, release queues and production readiness.

— Abhi Shimpi, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
But last Friday, Apple's latest iPhone launch resulted in long queues outside the company's stores across major Indian cities.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of queues

Noun

And, of course, there are more gunfights and suspense sequences, including with champagne bottles as blunt weapons for Knightley in her second-season return.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
But sequences in the film that show his inner torment serve an important purpose, says Primetime editor Daniel Garber.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sequences

Verb

As Solomon prepares to step down while the bank fires on all cylinders, the question is how Waldron can take it to the next level.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
As the company prepares for the largest listing in history at $2 trillion, its IPO prospectus has been circulated among investors and viewed by Reuters and other news outlets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepares

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Riding bikes teaches kids confidence The activity is perfect for kindergarten physical education classes, says Drew Raney, a PE teacher in Wasco, Calif.

— Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
According to her online obituary, the Tipp City High School and Lee University graduate also volunteered at her church, Christian Life Center, and was part of a program that teaches the Bible to public school students.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of teaches

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With a budget of $80 million, the film focuses on two friends magically transported to an island rooted in Philippine mythology.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Rentner’s group focuses on restoring pieces of the natural floodplains to absorb water again.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of focuses

Verb

The project also aims to conduct its first operation combining robots and drones within its first year, with the different systems communicating through software and algorithms.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Established in 2015, the EAFF aims to help people with amputations or limb defects gain access to amputee soccer throughout Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026