This minibus holds 25 persons.
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Minibus
/ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/
Synonyms for "minibus" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: jitney, microbus, mini-bus, shuttles, small bus.
- Sentence evidence is available for minibus, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, 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 "minibus".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "minibus"
Keep "minibus" 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 "minibus" 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 "minibus", 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 "minibus" 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
11 entriesMore specific
2 entriescompact busshuttle bus
Collocations
6 entriesminibus driverminibus fleetminibus hireminibus routeminibus serviceminibus stop
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 49 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- مِيكْرُوبَاص noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- مِينِيبَاص noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Armenian
1 entries- միկրոավտոբուս noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- mikroavtobus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Belarusian
3 entries- мікрааўто́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- мікро́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- мінібу́с noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Bengali
1 entries- মিনিবাস noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Bulgarian
1 entries- минибу́с noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Chichewa
2 entries- gálímoto class 9/6 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- minibási class 9/6 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 小巴 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 小巴 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- 麵包車 /面包车 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Czech
1 entries- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Danish
1 entries- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Dutch
1 entries- busje noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Esperanto
1 entries- buseto noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Estonian
2 entries- kutsikas noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- väikebuss noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Finnish
1 entries- minibussi noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
French
1 entries- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Georgian
1 entries- მიკროავტობუსი noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
German
2 entries- Kleinbus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- Minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִינִיבּוּס noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Hindi
2 entries- छोटी बस noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- मिनीबस noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Indonesian
2 entries- bus mini noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- مینیبوس noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Italian
1 entries- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Japanese
1 entries- マイクロバス noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Korean
3 entries- 마이크로버스 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- 미니버스 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- 승합차 noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Latvian
2 entries- mikroautobuss noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- minibuss noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Lithuanian
2 entries- mikroautobusas noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- mikrobusas noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Macedonian
1 entries- минибус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Malay
1 entries- bas mini noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Norman
1 entries- minibeusse noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- mînîbus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- minibuss noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- minibuss noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Polish
1 entries- mikrobus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Portuguese
1 entries- micro-ônibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Romanian
2 entries- maxi-taxi noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- microbuz noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Russian
4 entries- маршру́тка noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- микро́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- микроавто́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- минибу́с noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mȉnibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- ми̏нибус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Slovak
2 entries- mikrobus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Slovene
1 entries- minibus noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Spanish
2 entries- microbús noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- minibús noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Swahili
1 entries- minibasi noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Tamil
1 entries- சிற்றுந்து noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Thai
2 entries- มินิบัส noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- รถบัสเล็ก noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Turkish
1 entries- minibüs noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Ukrainian
3 entries- мікро́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- мікроавто́бус noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
- мінібу́с noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Vietnamese
1 entries- xe buýt mini noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Welsh
1 entries- bws mini noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Yiddish
1 entries- מיניבוס noun (a small bus — see also marshrutka)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Yanni was picked up by a minibus.
Source: tatoeba (9992324)
This minibus seats twenty-five passengers.
Source: tatoeba (10268725)
This minibus holds twenty-five passengers.
Source: tatoeba (12463793)
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "minibus"?
Closest matches include jitney, microbus, mini-bus, shuttles, small bus.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "minibus"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.