Thesaurus:automobile

Thesaurus

automobile

English

Noun

Sense: four-wheeled passenger vehicle powered by an engine

Synonyms

• automobile
• car
• cah (Rhode Island)
• devil wagon (US, derogatory, obsolete)
• horseless carriage (archaic)
• motor car
• auto
• ride
• wheels
• whip    [⇒ thesaurus] (AAVE, MTE)

Hyponyms

• coupe
• limousine
• microcar
• cabriolet
• convertible
• flivver
• jalopy
• slab
• tin Lizzie

Hypernyms

• vehicle    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• backseat    [⇒ thesaurus]
• body    [⇒ thesaurus]
• brake
• chassis
• dashboard
• door
• four-on-the-floor
• gearbox
• motor
• seat
• steering wheel
• three-on-the-tree
• tire    [⇒ thesaurus]
• transmission
• tyre
• wheel
• window

See also

• Thesaurus:old car
• Category:Auto parts

Further reading

• “automobile” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “automobile” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.