MOTORISTS Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

motorists

noun

plural of motorist

as in drivers

a person who travels by automobile environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels

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Recent Examples of motorists By putting their eye-catching building on a spot along Route 66 and next to the path of the freeway, Fresco said, the people behind the Penguin were catering to motorists on roads rooted in two different eras. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 MoDOT said that the closure would be necessary to ensure safety of pedestrians and motorists. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Besides benefitting the monarchs, the patches of pink are easy on the eyes of northbound motorists. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph in the work zone, and motorists should expect delays, Caltrans said. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Sharif’s government says the subsidies are intended to help low-income motorists buy gasoline at prewar prices. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Since June, a 26-meter (85-foot) statue of Messi kneeling with the World Cup trophy has towered over passing motorists in Patagonia. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The vehicles allegedly blocked other motorists from using the intersection, including drivers who were trying to head north on the Berlin Turnpike and those headed east from East Robbins Avenue, according to Amalfi. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 But motorists also messed up on this one, crashing into or around the tree. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

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drivers

Noun

Standing up for carriage drivers cannot mean chaining their futures to a dying trade that risks lives every time a horse panics in traffic.

— Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
As often happens, weather played its part, suppressing the crowd size and making life complicated for the teams and drivers on track.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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