As soon as one airline announced its plan for airfare reductions, the rest of the companies followed suit.
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Airfare
Synonyms for "airfare" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
air travel costair travel price
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
flight farepromo faresaver farespecial fareticket price
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: air travel cost, air travel price, airfare cost, fare, flight cost.
- Sentence evidence is available for airfare, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "airfare".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "airfare"
Keep "airfare" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "airfare" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "airfare", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "airfare" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
9 entriesbusiness class airfareeconomy airfareone way airfareopen jaw airfarepremium economy airfarepromo farerestricted fareround trip airfaresaver fare
Collocations
6 entriesairfare hikeairfare pricebusiness class airfareeconomy airfareone way airfareround trip airfare
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Your school is so kind to reimburse you for the return airfare.
Source: tatoeba (602916)
Some airlines have been able to limit airfare increases because they bought jet fuel at cheaper prices, before the recent jump in oil prices that now have reached $115 a barrel for crude oil on the London market and more than $104 in New York.
Source: tatoeba (11893506)
I'd love to visit Paris, but I can't afford the airfare.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "airfare"?
Closest matches include air travel cost, air travel price, airfare cost, fare, flight cost.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "airfare"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.