Antonyms for
van
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
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No Antonyms Found for Van

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All Definitions for Van

Below are all the dictionary definitions of van:

1A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
2An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods, such as a boxcar/box van.
3A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods.
4To transport in a van or similar vehicle (especially of horses).
5Of law enforcement: to arrest (not necessarily in a van
6Derived from party van).
7A large towable vehicle equipped for the repair of structures that cannot easily be moved.
8A shovel used in cleansing ore.
9To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.
10A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain.
11A wing with which the air is beaten.
12A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.
13A diminutive of the male given names Vance, Ivan, or Evan.
14A Van cat.
15A Turkish Van cat.
16A large saline tectonic lake of the Armenian Highland in eastern Turkey, famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi (syn. Alburnus tarichi) fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
17A province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority.
18A city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake.
19A place in the United States:
20An unincorporated community in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
21An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
22An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
23A city in Van Zandt County, Texas.
24An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
25A census-designated place in Boone County, West Virginia.
26A place in Wales:
27A community and suburb of Caerphilly in Caerphilly borough county borough (OS grid ref ST1686).
28A hamlet in Llanidloes Without community, Powys (OS grid ref SN9587).
29Clipping of vanguard. [(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.]
30Abbreviation of Vancouver. [A surname.]
31Abbreviation of value-added network. [A communications network with additional functions such as error correction, protocol conversion and message storing.]

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Common antonyms for van. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

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About antonyms for van

Finding the right antonym for van helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.", van has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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