coaches

NOUN

instructor, usually in recreation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mentor teacher trainer

STRONG

educator skipper tutor

WEAK

drill instructor physical education instructor

Antonyms

WEAK

player pupil student

NOUN

carriage

Synonyms

STRONG

bus car chaise charabanc perambulator stage train vehicle victoria

WEAK

fourwheeler gocart tallyho

Antonyms

WEAK

player pupil student

VERB

instruct, usually in recreation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

teach train tutor

STRONG

cram drill educate hone prepare ready school

WEAK

break in lay it out for lick into shape pull one's coat put through the grind put through the mill

Antonyms

STRONGEST

learn

WEAK

accept listen

Example Sentences

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Coaches Martin Drury and Jon Stead took over until the close of the campaign, as Huddersfield finished ninth.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Coaches flout regulations against enticing student athletes to transfer to stack their teams with stars with little consequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Coaches have been lobbying for years to have best two-out-of-three series, and this comes close but other divisions remain single elimination and 32-team brackets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Coaches can adjust factors like hurdle spacing, running surfaces, or rhythm to help athletes discover more efficient ways to move.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Coaches were watching the way he moved, his easy stride, his long arms reaching up, snatching the ball from its soft pocket of air.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson