Synonyms for station
ˈsteɪ ʃənsta·tion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. stationnoun

   A broadcasting entity.

   I used to listen to that radio station.

   Synonyms:
   channel

2. stationnoun

   A very large sheep or cattle farm

   There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, that the colt from old Regret had got away (A. B. Patterson, poet)

   Synonyms:
   ranch, farm

3. stationnoun

   A ground transportation depot.

   It's right across from the bus station.

   Synonyms:
   sta

4. stationnoun

   A military base.

   She had a boyfriend at the station.

   Synonyms:
   military base, base

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. station

   Synonyms:
   standing, post, position, office, occupation, business, place, situation, state, rank, location

   Antonyms:
   dislodgment, displacement, non-position, ejectment, non-location, removal, departure, locomotion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. stationnoun

   a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

   "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"

   Synonyms:
   post, place

2. place, stationnoun

   proper or designated social situation

   "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

   Synonyms:
   property, shoes, post, topographic point, place, plaza, home, stead, space, position, office, blank space, lieu, seat, spot, piazza, situation, berth, billet

3. stationnoun

   (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty

   Synonyms:
   post, place

4. post, stationnoun

   the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

   "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

   Synonyms:
   situation, stake, position, spot, mail service, post, office, military post, postal service, mail, berth, billet, place

5. stationverb

   the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station

   Synonyms:
   post, place

6. station, post, send, placeverb

   assign to a station

   Synonyms:
   stake, ship, beam, get off, rank, put, mail, localize, range, send off, commit, put up, post, place, point, come in, brand, position, grade, target, lay, institutionalise, carry, locate, transport, aim, direct, identify, charge, broadcast, send out, invest, air, rate, institutionalize, send, come out, set, order, site, pose, localise, transmit

Matched Categories

1. • Facility
   • Navy
   • Position
   • Social Station

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stationnoun

   Synonyms:
   place, position, post, location, situation

2. stationnoun

   Synonyms:
   office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty

3. stationnoun

   Synonyms:
   rank, standing, character, state, condition, STATUS

4. stationnoun

   Synonyms:
   depot (of a railroad), station-house

5. stationverb

   Synonyms:
   place, locate, post, fix, establish, set

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1. stationnoun

   Synonyms:
   standing, rank, status, depot, situation, place

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

1. List of paraphrases for "station":

   stations, plant, gare, makhfar, season, site, leg, stops, position, stand, post, iss, commissariat, radio, terminal, terminus, comisaría, stands, point, stop, central, points, branch

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How to use station in a sentence?

1. Harrison Ford:

   On being an actor .nothing more than a worker in a service occupation . It's like being a waiter or a gas station attendant, but I'm waiting on 6 million people in a week if I'm lucky.

2. James Fanshawe:

   What is now available through technology is very, very similar to what you have on the bridge of a ship and in many ways, I would argue, even more comprehensive, the controller here in this station can actually see all the way round on the horizon near real-time and in many ships it's quite difficult to actually even see what's behind you from the bridge of that ship.

3. Chen Huichao:

   A suspect was running from the exit of the railway station and chasing a woman and child who fell on the ground, it was really dangerous and we were afraid we would hurt (them).

4. Scott Stewart:

   When you look at the number of passengers every day, and the number of stations that we have, you would need to institute security at every station along a subway, instituting that same level of security would be very costly. It would also create tie-ups and bog down commuting times.

5. Santiago Calatrava:

   The station, in its beauty and grandiosity, represents a testimony of faith and hope in the future of New York.