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

Burke said on Thursday that processing times would return to normal, but Heyes said that doesn’t help the backpackers who have held off booking flights and tours, and the employers who were waiting, ready to hire them, for the harvest season. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Costco Travel is great for booking rental cars because an additional driver is included and there is typically no cancellation fee or prepayment required. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The last stop on Sheeran’s Loop Tour, for instance, is Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, which found itself in a similar spot earlier this summer after booking two Kanye West concerts. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

So that was the craziest 24 hours of my life, booking this role, going to this premiere of a movie that people were so excited about, having James Gunn over at the DC side. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

What’s changed in the streaming era and post-Covid are booking patterns. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Several comics are on the rise, including Ali Siddiq, who is booking arenas like State Farm for the first time, and Matt McCusker, who is moving up to Atlanta Symphony Hall after headlining shows at Helium Comedy Club in Alpharetta last year. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Galer said the officer searched Martin twice — once during the arrest and once during booking downtown. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Guests staying in Family Concierge and The Reserve—as well as anyone booking a spa treatment—also receive one hour of complimentary access to the YHI Spa's hydrotherapy circuit, complete with a steam room, sauna, plunge pool, and hydrotherapy pools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026