Synonyms of expedition

expedition

noun

ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shən 

as in trip

a going from one place to another usually of some distance

an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trip
• journey
• trek
• excursion
• errand
• voyage
• flight
• tour
• travel(s)
• cruise
• ride
• peregrination
• passage
• outing
• jaunt
• sail
• odyssey
• sortie
• junket
• commute
• pilgrimage
• quest
• commutation
• safari
• hike
• progress
• hop
• drive
• sally
• walk
• grand tour
• walkabout
• tramp
• spin
• slog

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun expedition contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of expedition are dispatch, haste, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters.

the case came to trial with expedition

paid bills with dispatch

When might haste be a better fit than expedition?

While the synonyms haste and expedition are close in meaning, haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

marry in haste

When can hurry be used instead of expedition?

Although the words hurry and expedition have much in common, hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush

When could speed be used to replace expedition?

In some situations, the words speed and expedition are roughly equivalent. However, speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action.

exercises to increase your reading speed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expedition

It was filmed over five years and 180 expeditions and premiered on NBC in February. —Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

The probes completed that portion of their respective journeys by 1989, after which NASA retooled their mission as an interstellar expedition – meaning one journeying beyond our solar system further into the Milky Way. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

The 15-year-old achieved the recognition as a STEM Star with more than 430 hours of public service, 420 hours of personal development, 620 hours of physical fitness, and an expedition. —Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025

The same year, that federal agency mounted a 60-day expedition aboard the drilling vessel Glomar Conception along a vast stretch of the Continental Shelf from Georgia to Georges Bank off New England. —Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025