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":

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1. The MTA largest union:

   These incidents highlight the mental illness crisis in the subway, and the need for increased mental health services and uniformed police officers down there, more resources are needed to address the worsening situation.

2. 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.

3. Eric Adams:

   What our battle is in the subway system is fighting the perception of fear that cases like this can happen.

4. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.Lopez Obrador:

   He will take care of the reconstruction of the entire [ subway line ] stretch, making sure that it gets done with all the necessary safety [ measures ] at no cost to the [ Mexican ] people and without asking [ the government ] for a budget.

5. John Verrico:

   These tests are designed to gather data about how airborne material will travel through subway systems and the trains and how quickly they will move.