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

Several longer excursions continue beyond the summit into Canada, revealing a landscape many visitors to Southeast Alaska never see and allowing time to step off the train and explore places that played an important role in Klondike history. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Cruiseline excursions may offer additional protections when delays occur, while independent operators have their own policies, so understand the terms before booking either option. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

Many VICs enjoy posting about their fashion excursions—shopping for custom looks in Paris, wearing them everywhere else—but Roth has operationalized his content creation. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

This last leg includes heritage excursions to the National Museum and Buddhist monastery Paro Dzong along with a trek to the 7th-century Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the country’s first Buddhist temples. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Many of our port stops and excursions were one-offs, never to be repeated, which makes passengers feel more like intrepid explorers than tourists. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 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

Moscow has launched several aerial excursions into NATO airspace recently — 20 drones crossed into Poland in September, and analysts believe the Kremlin was behind a surveillance campaign over military sites — as well as sabotage and cyberattacks. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing excursions

• alarums and excursions