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holiday

noun , chiefly British

Synonyms and Antonyms of holiday

a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended

the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France

Synonyms of holiday

break, hols [British], leave, recess, vacation

Words Related to holiday

furlough, liberty

breather, relaxation, respite, rest

interim, intermission, interval

feast, holy day, legal holiday

idling, loafing, lounging, slacking

holiday

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of holiday

to take or spend a vacation

saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia

Synonyms of holiday

Words Related to holiday

escape, get (away), get off

ease (up), let up

relax, repose, rest

bum, goldbrick, idle, laze, loaf, lounge, slack (off)

Near Antonyms of holiday

drudge, endeavor, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work

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