Forward
Railroad
Railroad verb - Transport by railroad.
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Synonyms for Railroad
Forward and railroad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forward" instead a verb "Railroad".
Both words in one sentence
- Stupidity Is the Only Option: When games railroad the player into making bad choices (due to said bad choices being required to move the plot forward).
Source: Blog / Planned All Along -
Right after the Brandons discover a pass through the mountains, Davy's father is murdered by a band of Cheyenne, led by a white man who is missing the last three fingers on his right hand.Skip forward a couple of decades, and construction on the railroad is underway.
Source: Film / The Iron Horse - While Broken Bridges railroad you to the plot by requiring that you complete certain tasks before new areas open up, this trope is about railroading you to the plot by requiring that you have the necessary skills and abilities to move forward and open up new areas.
Source: Ability Required to Proceed
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Railroad and Forward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/railroad
Forward & Railroad. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/railroad>.
Railroad or Forward. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/railroad.
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