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

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 Many people were killed in attacks on refugee groups and trains crossing the border. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New Jersey Transit, which run trains from the station, didn’t immediately comment. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Packed trains aren't unusual in London, but an early-morning express to a small town going out of the capital rather than in rather goes against the trend. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026 Larger than private cars but much smaller than buses or trains, the van fits a potential sweet spot for group vehicle size for many reasons. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Oh yes, trains are running, and one just completed its first drop! — Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Metro said its trains will be operational until midnight tonight. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Most travelers will get to Bruges on one of the frequent direct trains from either Brussels Airport (about an hour and 40 minutes) or Ostend-Bruges International Airport (about 50 minutes), which will take you to the city’s main train station. — New York Times, 16 July 2026

Verb

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 The British heavyweight usually trains on the same canvas – and crucially, the same underlay – all through his camp. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 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 The England national team also used Swope Soccer Village for its World Cup base camp; SKC II typically trains there. — Pj Green july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 The dog lives with him, goes to work with him, and trains with him at least three times a week. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 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

Noun

AI‑Powered Contact Center Solutions For Reduced Staff Burden Rural practices often handle high volumes of patient calls with small front‑office teams, resulting in longer call queues and voicemails.

— Sidd Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Some of the rest were stuck in water-bottle refill lines, concurrent queues snaking behind small drinking fountains that created a bottleneck of sweaty humanity around the corners of the new stadium.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026

Definition of queues

Noun

Long, uneventful sequences capturing Kozue’s idle days spent daydreaming in nature or by the incinerator soon come to feel purposeless.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
The plot is a bit of an afterthought, but the increasingly bonkers action sequences are among the best of the year.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of sequences

Verb

The leadership changes and restructuring come as the opera company prepares for a new season.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
The electoral council then prepares a voter list, which is posted at the entrance to polling stations, and only citizens whose names appear on the list are eligible to cast a ballot.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of prepares

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The series, about students at a school in Japan that teaches super-powered teenagers how to become heroes, arrived in the boom era of Marvel Studios’ cinematic universe.

— Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
Decades of spending data show that instructional costs—the part of the university that actually teaches students—have grown far more slowly than the surrounding administrative bureaucracy.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of teaches

Verb

The Musée d'Orsay focuses on art from 1848 to 1914 and houses the most extensive Impressionist art collection in the world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of focuses

Verb

The campaign, a joint effort with SEIU Doctors United, aims to advocate for improved working conditions, stronger patient care and better protections for academic freedom.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
South Korea aims to double its memory production capacity within five years and secure world-class manufacturing capabilities to pull far ahead of competing nations.

— Hooyeon Kim, Fortune, 25 July 2026