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stowaway Synonyms
Another word for stowaway
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• noun (Context 1)
A person who secretly boards a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without paying or being detected.
Usage Example
"The crew discovered a young trespasser hiding among the cargo crates three days after the ship left port."
Strong
trespasser
Weak
free-rider
gatecrasher
Opposites of stowaway
The opposite of stowaway shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
passenger
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Stowaway. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/stowaway