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 The initiative is intended to address speeding, aggressive driving and other traffic violations in a city where police say residents regularly complain about dangerous motorists. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Officials urged motorists not to drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Many Latino motorists trying to reach worksites up the Guadalupe began driving an extra 90 minutes each day to avoid the section of Junction Highway that Alexander patrolled. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 For those that forget about the closure and approach Highway 37, detour signs will direct motorists north around the closure, adding about 17 miles. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The latest standoff is over a pair of revenue-generating digital billboards the tribe erected on the Sunrise Highway that the state Department of Transportation claims pose a dangerous distraction to passing motorists. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Caltrans has advised that motorists follow signs and traffic controls, as well as allow for extra travel time through the affected area. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The Johnson County city has the 19th-lowest pedestrian fatality rate in the country, and the 21st-lowest percentage of uninsured motorists. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 The government also restricted fuel sales in portable containers but allowed motorists to fill their vehicles as usual, according to a Commerce Ministry statement reported by L’Express. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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drivers

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The deal drew concern from legislators and delivery drivers, who worried about reduced competition.

— Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
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

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