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TRANSIT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word transit. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word transit. (close relations)
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passage
nounn
noun

• the act of passing from one state or place to the next

• a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

• a way through or along which someone or something may pass

• the passing of a law by a legislative body

• a journey usually by ship

• a short section of a musical composition

• a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

• the motion of one object relative to another

• the act of passing something to another person

transportation
nounn
noun

• a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

• the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

• the act of moving something from one location to another

• the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• the act of expelling a person from their native land

conveyance
verb, nounv, n
noun

• document effecting a property transfer

• the transmission of information

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• act of transferring property title from one person to another

• the act of moving something from one location to another

displacement
nounn
noun

• act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• the act of uniform movement

• (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

• to move something from its natural environment

• act of removing from office or employment

journey
nounn
noun

• the act of traveling from one place to another

verb

• undertake a journey or trip

• travel upon or across

migration
nounn
noun

• the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

• a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

• (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule

• the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

movement
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

• a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object

• a euphemism for defecation

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)

• the act of changing the location of something

shift
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event in which something is displaced without rotation

• a qualitative change

• the time period during which you are at work

• the act of changing one thing or position for another

• the act of moving from one place to another

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

• the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

• a woman's sleeveless undergarment

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

verb

• make a shift in or exchange of

• change place or direction

• move around

• move very slightly

• move from one setting or context to another

• change in quality

• move and exchange for another

• move sideways or in an unsteady way

• move abruptly

• use a shift key on a keyboard

• change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change

• change gears

• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

transfer
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of moving something from one location to another

• someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another

• the act of transferring something from one form to another

• a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

• application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

• transferring ownership

verb

• transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

• move from one place to another

• lift and reset in another soil or situation

• move around

• cause to change ownership

• change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

• send from one person or place to another

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• transfer from one place or period to another

transport
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

• the act of moving something from one location to another

verb

• move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

• move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

• hold spellbound

• transport commercially

• send from one person or place to another

travel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of going from one place to another

• a movement through space that changes the location of something

• self-propelled movement

verb

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• undertake a journey or trip

• make a trip for pleasure

• travel upon or across

• undergo transportation as in a vehicle

• travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

theodolite
nounn
noun

• a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

move through
verbv
verb

• make a passage or journey from one place to another

pass across
verbv
verb

• make a passage or journey from one place to another

pass over
verbv
verb

• bypass

• make a passage or journey from one place to another

• travel across or pass over

• fly over

• rub with a circular motion

transportation system
nounn
noun

• a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Best Hypernyms For TRANSIT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for transit, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
pass bring convey conveyance facility installation journey journeying movement revolve roll take transport transportation
Phrases (2)
surveying instrumentsurveyor's instrument

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