Antonyms for locomotive
ˌloʊ kəˈmoʊ tɪvlo·co·mo·tive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.6 / 9 votes

1. locomotive

   Antonyms:
   stationary

   Synonyms:
   migratory

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotiveadjective

   a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

   Synonyms:
   engine, railway locomotive, locomotive engine

2. locomotive, locomotoradjective

   of or relating to locomotion

   Synonyms:
   locomotor

How to use locomotive in a sentence?

1. Marc Ostwald:

   There is a lot of concern about the global growth outlook, and as much as people are welcoming better trends in the euro zone, they know it's not going to be a locomotive for growth.

2. Michael Feroli:

   The trend in consumer spending growth still looks very solid, consumers remain the locomotive of the economy.

3. Russ Quimby:

   This has all the earmarks of a track buckle also, sometimes a locomotive, which is heavier, will make it through.

4. Simon Cockerell:

   The journey will be taken on a 1970s vintage diesel locomotive, it's a very reliable train. There is a dining car and there are beds in the passenger car, too.

5. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   A steam locomotive engineer is referred as a 'hogger'; Does this reference have to do with his 'lapping-up' many miles over the silver rails?

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