Synonyms of booking

booking

verb

present participle of book

1

as in reserving

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use

we booked a conference room for the meeting next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reserving
• hiring
• retaining
• earmarking
• bespeaking
• contracting
• engaging

2

as in exiting

slang to leave a place often for another

I'm running late, so I've got to book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• departing
• moving
• getting
• going
• starting
• evacuating
• flying
• bailing
• parting
• escaping
• quitting
• fleeing
• running along
• walking out
• bailing out
• pulling out
• peeling off
• digging out
• cutting out
• getting off
• pushing off
• packing (up or off)
• buzzing (off)
• going off
• taking off
• pushing on
• clearing out
• stepping (along)
• withdrawing
• beating it
• shoving (off)
• bugging out
• sallying (forth)
• clearing off
• retiring
• hitting the road
• taking a hike
• vamoosing
• retreating
• skipping
• taking a powder
• buggering off
• emigrating
• scarpering
• bugging off
• striking out
• setting out
• piking (out or off)
• pulling stakes
• vacating
• running away
• getting out
• going out
• absconding
• abandoning
• removing
• stepping out
• mizzling
• deserting
• adjourning
• scramming
• lighting out
• scatting
• decamping
• forsaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• arriving
• staying
• remaining
• lodging
• showing up
• approaching
• settling
• closing
• dwelling
• turning up
• abiding
• reaching
• nearing
• hitting
• landing
• tarrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of booking

Still, Bastian said in an interview that fares have continued to tick up as the airline passes along much of a $6 billion increase in fuel costs this year, and that travelers keep booking. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

The idea is to use them for booking flights, booking dinner reservations, buying gifts for people, but not only that. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

The band had played the material on the road for more than a year before booking a one-hour studio session and performing the set live. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

The average round-trip domestic flight for Thanksgiving will set you back $402, an increase of 31 percent from last year, according to the travel booking app Hopper. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Lead times may be shortening across the market, with smaller rentals often booking only a few weeks ahead and larger homes tending to attract reservations somewhat earlier. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

The promise is that these agents can autonomously act on users’ behalves, from answering emails and sending invoices to booking flights and buying clothes. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Related Stories Freight forwarder OEC Group said Wednesday that the changes have left shippers competing for a smaller pool of vessel space, with longer booking lead times and more cargo rollovers that have contributed to higher container prices. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Why people are booking it The appeal isn’t just squeaky-clean hair. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026