Synonyms of excursion

excursion

noun

ik-ˈskər-zhən 

1

as in tour

a short trip for pleasure

our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tour
• jaunt
• expedition
• outing
• travel(s)
• sortie
• junket
• journey
• detour
• voyage
• walk
• odyssey
• ramble
• spin
• sally
• hike
• trek
• sashay
• safari
• pilgrimage
• peregrination
• circuit

2

as in tangent

a departure from the subject under consideration

the professor's frequent and sometimes far-ranging excursions in his lectures are the stuff of campus legend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangent
• digression
• aside
• excursus
• divagation
• parenthesis
• rambling
• diffuseness
• circularity
• prolixity
• verbosity
• wordiness
• windiness
• circumlocution
• circuitousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excursion

In photos shared by The Daily Mail, Hadid brightened up her Parisian Sunday excursion with a pair of flowy butter yellow slacks and a semi-sheer white T-shirt that showed off a white bra underneath. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

In the event states lose their lawsuits that aim to shut down prediction markets, the next-best thing might be for the traditional sportsbooks to fail in their excursions into prediction markets. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Zardoya died on Friday, July 24, at age 20, according to an Instagram post shared by Victoria Silberbusch, a friend of Zardoya's who was on the excursion. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Depending on the excursion’s stops, snorkelers might float above patch reefs or explore the channels between spur-and-groove coral formations as the reef slopes into deeper water. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

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