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Synonyms for carriage

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bearing — A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait

bearing, manner, air, conduct, gait, manners, deportment, behavior US, behaviour UK, posture, presence, demeanor US, demeanour UK, comportment, port dated

3. Freight — the charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by…

freight, charge, charre UK, rate, cartage, freightage

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.

    a tall woman with a beautiful upright carriage.

  2. n. 2

    The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To).

  3. n. 3

    The act of conveying; carrying.

  4. n. 4

    A means of conveyance.

Forms

Plural
carriages → bearings, manners, airs, conducts…

Choose the right word

or Carriage?

Carriage, too, is generally used in a good sense; as, that lady has a good carriage.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • gait He walks with an awkward gait because of an injury.
  • cart Yanni was pushing the shopping cart down the aisle.
  • freight To wish another well bears more freight in Italian.
  • transport By what means of transport are you going home now?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
carriagesteady
gaitrising
cartrising
freightfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
car1, air1, fly1
4 letters
rate1, port1, cart1, gait1, pram
5 letters
coach1, frame1, buggy2, sulky
6 letters
charge1, manner2, surrey2, pusher2, chaise1, charre
7 letters
vehicle3, conduct2, bearing2, freight1, manners2, posture2, chariot3, cartage
8 letters
behavior3, presence2, carrying3, demeanor3, stroller2, equipage
9 letters
transport2, behaviour3, demeanour3, cabriolet4, pushchair
10 letters
conveyance3, deportment3, freightage
11 letters
comportment3
12 letters
perambulator
14 letters
transportation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buggy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
carrosse
Italiano
carrozza
Español
carroza
Català
carrossa