Synonyms of sabbaticals

sabbaticals

noun

plural of sabbatical

as in vacations

a period of time during which someone does not work at their regular job

Several professors will be taking sabbaticals this year.

She recently returned to work after a two-year sabbatical from her acting career.

Related Words

• vacations
• breaks
• furloughs
• leaves
• holidays
• liberties
• relaxations
• hols
• respites
• intervals
• recesses
• rests
• intermissions
• breathers
• feasts
• interims
• legal holidays
• holy days

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sabbaticals

For cultural and biological reasons, female tennis players far more commonly take sabbaticals. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Experimenting with ideas like the four-day workweek, longer sabbaticals, and cultures where recovery is understood not as a luxury, but as a leadership capability. — Denielle Sachs, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

DiDonna also identified the moments when sabbaticals tend to land best. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

Mostly in the Palisades with intermittent sabbaticals from my dad. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

In an article for the Harvard Business Review, the researchers made a case for sabbaticals as a tool employers could use to recruit, keep and foster talented workers. — Colleen Newvine, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Taking a break from college to be a ski bum in Vail, Colorado, set Gregory Du Bois on a path of taking mini-sabbaticals throughout his corporate IT career. — Colleen Newvine, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

Faculty are constantly taking sabbaticals for stress management, including the principal. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026

Galleries featuring emerging artists, a rotating list of artists-in-residence, as well as a program offering semester-long sabbaticals, were also on the docket for the unfulfilled project. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026