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

If anything, the faux pas helped rather than hindered Weathers in booking the job. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

Rooms The hardest part of booking a room at El Cortés is choosing which one. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

The list goes on, but someone in that league might be questioning whether the strength-of-schedule boost the SEC got from booking a ninth conference game starting this season is worth all these losses piling up. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

In either case, there’s no rock & roll police force to stop groups from booking additional tours after their farewell runs end. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

The risk is not the structure itself but booking without knowing which one is behind the quote, because a brand name is not a license and an agency is not a facility. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

However, much of the expense comes down to logistics, as most travelers reach Antarctica via an expedition ship departing from Ushuaia, Argentina, which typically means booking international flights before the voyage even begins. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2026

Screenings are free, though some events require booking ahead. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

For those heading down, Combrink advises booking a window seat on the right-hand side of the aircraft. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026