Synonyms for subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪsub·way

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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

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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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How to use subway in a sentence?

1. Valeria Kolchic:

   Every time I hear a siren, I run to hide at the nearest subway station.

2. Neil Saunders:

   While Subway is clearly interested in doing a deal, it is in no particular hurry and will likely be relaxed if nothing comes of its explorations. This means buyers will need to pay a full price to get any transaction over the line.

3. Eddie Bautista:

   People keep forgetting that climate change has a body count, especially for people of color, when the rubber hits the road, we're talking about a subway system that's unusable, a car ownership rate that's nowhere near what White, higher-income folks have in New York. So how are we suppose to evacuate in a city that's a mass transit city with the subway shut down, if people don't have cars ?

4. Rob McClure:

   It doesn't matter where he is. He does it on the subway. He does it at the gym. He is genuinely that excited about what he's doing, he just sees a bunch of people standing around deciding what show to see, so of course, he's going to go, 'Let me tell you what show to see: The one I'm most excited about.' It's really not from a selling point of view. It's from a pride point of view.

5. Eric Adams:

   It was extremely impactful for NewYorkers, losing a New Yorker in that fashion, and just really doubled down on our concerns that our system must be safe, must be safe from actual crime, which we are going to do. And it must be safe from those who feel as though there'satotal level of disorder in our subway system.