Synonyms of excursions

excursions

noun

plural of excursion

1

as in tours

a short trip for pleasure

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tours
• travels
• outings
• expeditions
• jaunts
• sorties
• junkets
• journeys
• walks
• rambles
• voyages
• sallies
• spins
• detours
• hikes
• treks
• odysseys
• safaris
• sashays
• pilgrimages
• peregrinations
• circuits

2

as in tangents

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

• tangents
• digressions
• asides
• divagations
• parentheses
• circumlocutions
• excursuses
• ramblings
• verbosities
• prolixities
• circularities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excursions

Here is a very small slice of his decades-long legacy, from raw electro-funk bombs to playful party techno to foggy dub excursions. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026

Her passion for marine life began during childhood trips to South Florida beaches, boating excursions with her father and visits to local aquariums. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

There’s also a genius Ritz-Venture & SeaVenture program offering a range of kayak excursions and jungle treks to secret beaches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Lexi and Ridge create a multitude of festive excursions — and excuses — to bring them together but thanks to creative machinations by June and Dan, these outings keep turning into foursomes. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

As winter set in, Hopper made numerous excursions, trekking up to the Dixie Kitchen diner in Midtown to sketch the coffee urns, as well as salt and pepper shakers, cups, and napkin dispensers. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

To speed up the mission and reduce risk, the initial moon walkers will wear a lighter, less complex space suit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, subsequent excursions. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

The simplified suits are meant to be quicker to bring to fruition for early moon landing missions, including Artemis IV, but Axiom will continue building the more advanced version for more difficult lunar excursions later in the Artemis program. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

To speed up and reduce risk, the initial moonwalkers will wear a lighter, less complex spacesuit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, later excursions. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing excursions

• alarums and excursions