TRAIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRAIN?

Need another word that means the same as “train”? Find 88 synonyms and 30 related words for “train” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Train” are: coach, develop, educate, prepare, civilise, civilize, cultivate, school, check, condition, discipline, trail, rail, groom, aim, direct, take, take aim, instruct, teach, tutor, give lessons to, upskill, edify, prime, drill, demonstrate something to, make something clear to, study, learn, be taught, take instruction, qualify, exercise, do exercises, work out, get into shape, practise, ground, rehearse, make ready, make fit, point, level, line something up, turn something on, fix something on, sight, position, focus, string, gear, gearing, geartrain, power train, railroad train, caravan, wagon train, procession, line, file, column, convoy, cavalcade, rank, succession, progression, array, retinue, entourage, cortège, following, staff, household, court, suite, chain, series, sequence, set, course, cycle, row, order, concatenation, tail, appendage

Train as a Noun

Definitions of "Train" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “train” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line.
• A series of connected events or thoughts.
• Piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor.
• Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed.
• A series of gears or other connected parts in machinery.
• A series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors.
• A trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.
• A retinue of attendants accompanying an important person.
• A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding.
• A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file.
• A series of consequences wrought by an event.
• Public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive.
• A long piece of material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe that trails along the ground.

Synonyms of "Train" as a noun (38 Words)

appendage	A projecting part of an invertebrate or other living organism, with a distinct appearance or function. They treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England.
array	An indexed set of related elements. He was clothed in fine array.
caravan	A camper equipped with living quarters. They spent a fishing holiday in a caravan.
cavalcade	A procession of people traveling on horseback. The royal cavalcade proceeded through the city.
chain	A measure of length equivalent to a chain 66 ft. A tall man with a heavy gold chain round his neck.
column	A vertical glass tube used in column chromatography a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands. The typical business report consists of columns and rows of numeric information.
concatenation	A series of interconnected things. A complicated concatenation of circumstances.
convoy	A procession of land vehicles traveling together. A convoy of lorries.
cortège	The group following and attending to some important person.
course	A procedure adopted to deal with a situation. Guests are offered a choice of main course.
court	The place where a court meets. The house was built around an inner court.
cycle	The period of time taken to complete a cycle of events. A cycle of reprisal and retaliation.
entourage	A group of people attending or surrounding an important person. An entourage of loyal courtiers.
file	A number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area. What progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file.
following	A body of supporters or admirers. The following are both grammatically correct sentences.
gear	A particular setting of engaged gears. From this weekend the campaign is expected to step up a gear.
gearing	The set or arrangement of gears in a machine. The firm expects its gearing to rise to 20 per cent.
geartrain	Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed. The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain.
household	The establishment and affairs of a royal household. It was a good Christian household.
line	Denoting an image consisting of lines and solid areas with no gradation of tone. You must wait in a long line at the checkout counter.
order	The insignia worn by members of an order of honour or merit. The firm has won an order for six tankers.
power train	Physical strength.
procession	(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Magistrates complain that they see a procession of recidivist minor offenders.
progression	A passage or movement from one note or chord to another. The vista unfolds in a progression of castles and vineyards as seemingly endless as the Rhine itself.
railroad train	A line of track providing a runway for wheels.
rank	A position within the hierarchy of an organization or society. Conifer plantations growing in serried ranks.
retinue	The group following and attending to some important person. The rock star s retinue of security guards and personal cooks.
row	The act of rowing as a sport. A row of chairs.
sequence	A set of three or more playing cards of the same suit next to each other in value, for example 10, 9, 8. A sonnet sequence.
series	A set of games played between two teams. The visiting team swept the series.
set	The act of putting something in position. A set of books.
staff	A rod or sceptre held as a sign of office or authority. Hospital staff were not to blame.
string	A piece of string used to tie round or attach to something. A string quartet.
succession	A group of people or things arranged or following in order. A succession of failures.
suite	A group of people in attendance on a monarch or other person of high rank. The Royal Saloon was built for the use of the Queen and her suite.
tail	A thing resembling an animal s tail in its shape or position typically extending downwards or outwards at the end of something. The chances of heads and tails in the long run are equal.
trail	A trailer for a film or broadcast. Smoke trails.
wagon train	A child’s four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting.

Usage Examples of "Train" as a noun

• A camel train.
• A train of gears.
• The bride wore a cream silk dress with a train.
• A freight train.
• The train of events leading to Pascoe's death.
• Express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction.
• The journey took two hours by train.
• It led to a train of disasters.
• The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain.
• A minister and his train of attendants.
• Train of mourners.
• A train of thought.
• The bride's train was carried by her two young nephews.
• They joined the wagon train for safety.

Train as a Verb

Definitions of "Train" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “train” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.
• Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.
• Educate for a future role or function.
• Drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground.
• Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.
• Create by training and teaching.
• Travel by rail or train.
• Entice (someone).
• Reduce one's weight through diet and exercise in order to be fit for a particular event.
• Prepare (a person or animal) for a particular sport or event with a course of exercise and diet.
• Cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.
• Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
• Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.
• Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports.
• Undertake a course of exercise and diet in order to reach or maintain a high level of physical fitness.
• Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition.
• Go by train.
• Develop and improve (a mental or physical faculty) through instruction or practice.
• Cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape.
• Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.
• Point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at.
• Be taught through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Synonyms of "Train" as a verb (50 Words)

aim	Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target. She wanted to aim a pun.
be taught	Be priced at.
check	Write out a check on a bank account. Processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held.
civilise	Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state.
civilize	Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world.
coach	Travel by coach. Fly or coach to the shores of the Mediterranean.
condition	Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny. O Brien conditioned winners of 13 European Derbies during his career.
cultivate	Raise or grow (plants), especially on a large scale for commercial purposes. He cultivated an air of indifference.
demonstrate something to	Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. He preferred to develop his bishop on e7.
direct	Direct the course determine the direction of travelling. Heating ducts to direct warm air to rear seat passengers.
discipline	Train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience. Many parents have been afraid to discipline their children.
do exercises	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
drill	Make a hole in or through something by using a drill. A sergeant was drilling new recruits.
edify	Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc.
educate	Create by training and teaching. The need to educate people to conserve water.
exercise	Cause an animal to take exercise. Control is exercised by the Board.
fix something on	Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study.
focus	Place the focus on an element of a sentence. She focused her eyes on his face.
get into shape	Perceive by hearing.
give lessons to	Be the cause or source of.
groom	Care for one’s external appearance. A beautifully groomed woman.
ground	Place something on the ground or touch the ground with something. Rather than be blown up Muller grounded his ship on a coral reef.
instruct	Give instructions or directions for some task. She is skilled in interviewing clients and instructing counsel.
learn	Commit to memory learn by heart. We learn from experience.
level	Make level or straight. He levelled a pistol at us.
line something up	Mark with lines.
make fit	Head into a specified direction.
make ready	Behave in a certain way.
make something clear to	Put in order or neaten.
point	Give a point to. Reach up with your arms and point your toes.
position	Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way. He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them.
practise	Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it. He practised as a barrister.
prepare	Prepare for eating by applying heat. Prepare a report.
prime	Cover with a primer apply a primer to. Prime a mine.
qualify	Describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of. The training necessary to qualify as a solicitor.
rail	Enclose with rails. They are railing for fresh fish.
rehearse	Supervise (a performer or group) during a rehearsal. Criticisms of factory farming have been rehearsed often enough.
school	Educate in or as if in a school. It s important to school yourself to be good at exams.
sight	Adjust the sight of a firearm or optical instrument. Tell me when you sight London Bridge.
study	Apply oneself to study. With no husband to study housekeeping is mere play.
take	Of a plant or seed take root or begin to grow germinate. They don t take children.
take aim	Have with oneself; have on one’s person.
take instruction	Assume, as of positions or roles.
teach	Work as a teacher. He came one day each week to teach painting.
trail	Be losing to an opponent in a game or contest. The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart.
turn something on	Accomplish by rotating.
tutor	Act as a tutor to a single pupil or a very small group. She is scraping a living on part time tutoring.
upskill	(of an employee) learn additional skills. This is an opportunity to upskill staff and expand their capabilities.
work out	Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.

Usage Examples of "Train" as a verb

• The detective trained his gun on the side door.
• He trained as a legal aid.
• She trained her long scarf behind her.
• Last October I started training for the London Marathon.
• She is training to be a teacher.
• She trained to Hamburg.
• Don't train your camera on the women.
• It's a learning experience— I have to train my eyes again and refine my footwork.
• Is this dog trained?
• The dogs are trained to sniff out illegal stowaways.
• The horse was trained in Paris.
• The scheme trains people for promotion.
• She is training for the Olympics.
• Charles trained to London with Emma.
• Have you ever done any vocal exercises or anything else to train your voice?
• He trained down to heavyweight.
• He trained his gun on the burglar.
• He trained as a plumber.
• Train the vine.
• The old master is training world-class violinists.
• They trained crimson ramblers over their houses.
• They trained him to be a warrior.
• He is training our Olympic team.
• She trains three times a week.

Associations of "Train" (30 Words)

airport	Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller.
bike	A bicycle or motorcycle. My friends and I would ride our bikes.
bullet	A projectile that is fired from a gun. You can apply your lipstick straight from the bullet but I like to use a brush.
bumpy	Covered with or full of bumps. A bumpy country road.
bus	Travel by bus. The busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system.
car	A railway carriage. She drove up in a car.
carriage	Any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers. A typewriter carriage.
coach	Travel by coach. Many employees are now flying coach instead of business class to Europe.
commuter	A person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis. A fault on the line caused widespread delays for commuters.
conveyor	A conveyor belt. A conveyor of information.
derail	(of a train or tram) accidentally leave the tracks. The plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations.
equipage	The equipment for a particular purpose.
gear	Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed. The play moves down a gear whenever he walks off stage.
jalopy	An old car in a dilapidated condition. His father got worried about him driving that old jalopy it wasn t safe.
passenger	A traveller on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew. A passenger ferry.
platform	A raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be drilled or regulated. Their candidate simply ignored the party platform.
projectile	Denoting or relating to a projectile. They tried to shield Johnson from the projectiles that were being thrown.
railroad	Transport by railroad. The Bill had been railroaded through the House.
ride	A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement. Let it ride.
rider	A condition or proviso added to something already agreed. Two riders approached the cottage.
station	The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station. A radio station.
subway	An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city. In Paris the subway system is called the metro and in London it is called the tube or the underground.
surrey	(in the US) a light four-wheeled carriage with two seats facing forwards.
taxi	A motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare and typically fitted with a taximeter. I would taxi home and sleep till eight.
terminal	Of a condition forming the last stage of a terminal disease. The terminal segments of the antennae.
trainer	Simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane. A decent pair of trainers.
transcontinental	A transcontinental railway or train. A transcontinental radio audience.
transport	Something that serves as a means of transportation. Art can send people into transports of delight.
transporter	A person or thing that transports something.
wagon	A vehicle used for transporting goods or another specified purpose. A milk wagon.