Synonyms for van
væn, vɑnvan

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. avant-garde, vanguard, van, new wavenoun

   any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

   Synonyms:
   forefront, avant-garde, cutting edge, new wave, vanguard, caravan

2. vanguard, vannoun

   the leading units moving at the head of an army

   Synonyms:
   forefront, avant-garde, cutting edge, new wave, vanguard, caravan

3. vannoun

   (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight

   Synonyms:
   avant-garde, new wave, vanguard, caravan

4. van, caravannoun

   a camper equipped with living quarters

   Synonyms:
   avant-garde, wagon train, new wave, vanguard, train, caravan

5. vannoun

   a truck with an enclosed cargo space

   Synonyms:
   avant-garde, new wave, vanguard, caravan

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Artistic Movement
   • Camper
   • Car
   • Truck

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vannoun

   Synonyms:
   front (of an army or a fleet), fore-rank

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

1. List of paraphrases for "van":

   truck, rva, from, minivan, fan, pickup, npv

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1. List of known nicknames for "Van":

   Van Fan, Fan Yi Chen, Fan, Van, 范逸臣

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1. Richard Waites:

   They won't remember the details of the police activity or the details of the arrest of Freddie Gray or the events that happened after that, when the van driver called for backup, which are the events that involve Mr. Porter.

2. The NYPD:

   In regard to a video on social media that took place at 2 Ave 25 St, a woman taken into custody in an unmarked van was wanted for damaging police cameras during 5 separate criminal incidents in around City Hall Park. The arresting officers were assaulted with rocks bottles, when officers from the Warrant Squad took the woman into custody in a gray NYPD minivan this evening, they were assaulted with rocks and bottles. The Warrant Squad uses unmarked vehicles to effectively locate wanted suspects.

3. Souleymane Tianguel Bah:

   They blocked the two exits with pick-up trucks and a van with water cannons. Clearly, they don't want leaders to get out and are trying to control the protest.

4. Benny Ibarra:

   Like Van Halen said, 'This dream is over,'.

5. Charles Whall:

   If Shell can deliver clear, decisive capex guidance and instil confidence in the dividend sustainability, there is considerable performance potential given its valuation discount, ben van Beurden can pull this together.