cars

NOUN

vehicle driven on streets

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auto automobile bus convertible jeep limousine machine motor pickup ride station wagon truck van wagon

STRONG

bucket buggy compact conveyance coupe hardtop hatchback heap jalopy junker motorcar roadster sedan subcompact wheels wreck

WEAK

clunker gas guzzler touring car

Example Sentences

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Lewis Mennie, manager at Westhill Cars, told BBC Scotland his garage had also seen a "significant increase" in the amount of cars requiring repairs for suspension components, wheels, tyres and wheel alignment.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“We very much acknowledge that up front, that you’re walking down Route 66,” says Kathy Mangum, the retired Walt Disney Imagineer who served as the executive producer of Cars Land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Cars have been consuming a larger share of the average household income over the past few years.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Related: Cars were once a financial engine of America’s middle class.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Cars and trucks and buses—all hurtled over that bridge as if the devil himself was chasing them.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt