Express

Quick meaning: Express is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

Meaning

(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

More Meanings

1. (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
2. Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
3. (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
4. A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
5. An express rifle.
6. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
7. (obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

Example Sentences

Tesco Express

McDonald's Express

I took the express into town.

This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.

Word Forms

• expresses
• expressing
• expressed

Synonyms for express

Depending on context, synonyms include fast, crack, explicit, plain, clear, direct.

Antonyms for express

Common opposites include implied, local, stopper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include expressage, carry, convey, state, extract, show.

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