Synonyms of transit

transit 1 of 2

noun

as in transport

Related Words

• transport
• conveyance
• passage
• transportation
• joyride
• ride
• drive
• spin
• lift
• turn

transit

2 of 2

verb

as in to cross

to make one's way through, across, or over

once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cross
• traverse
• travel
• walk
• navigate
• follow
• track
• cover
• pass (over)
• course
• cut (across)
• ride
• proceed (along)
• hike
• peregrinate
• go
• perambulate
• tread
• tramp
• traipse
• run
• crisscross

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transit

Noun

That plan would be expected outline steps to help carriage horse workers secure new jobs, including at regional transit agencies or in tourism roles. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Before an international conference in Kigali in 2021, some of the city’s poorest residents were detained in a warehouse described as a transit center until foreign visitors had left, according to HRW. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

That war has substantially slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, experts say, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas transited before the war. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

The Houthis have targeted Saudi oil tankers transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and, in recent days, launched deadly strikes on Riyadh’s main international airport. — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026