Synonyms for subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪsub·way

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.9 / 8 votes

1. metro, tube, underground, subway system, subwaynoun

   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'"

   Synonyms:
   resistance, metro, electron tube, underground, thermionic vacuum tube, pipe, tubing, vacuum tube, tube-shaped structure, thermionic valve, underpass, subway system, thermionic tube, tube

2. underpass, subwaynoun

   an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

   Synonyms:
   underground, metro, subway system, tube, underpass

Matched Categories

1. • Railway
   • Tunnel

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "subway":

   metro, underpass, mtr, underground, irt, tunnel, mtrc, train, mtrcl, mcclane, tube

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1. List of known nicknames for "Subway":

   Paul Masterson Presents Subway

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1. Jessica Taube:

   It's nice to be able to commit to be able to try different things without committing to a $ 20( class) fee and a subway ride.

2. Detectives James Essig:

   The keys to that U-Haul van was found in the subway in our shooter's possessions, we don't know right now if Mr. James has any connection to the subway. That's still under investigation.

3. Pete Mercurio:

   I pasted together a book of his story, which tells the whole thing about Danny Stewart for dinner being on the subway and the baby being found.

4. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez:

   This defendant viciously assaulted a fellow subway rider for no other reason than the color of her skin, acts of hate are not tolerated in Brooklyn, a place that prides itself on the diversity of its communities. I hope this sentence sends a clear message that racism and intolerance are unwelcome here.

5. Willie Jessop:

   The sounds of silence, do you get it? We should have known he was a perv. Didn't see it. How do you miss this? It was written on the subway walls. But the silence like a cancer grew.