Synonyms of travel

travel 1 of 2

verb

ˈtra-vəl 

1

as in to trek

to take a trip especially of some distance

the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trek
• journey
• trip
• tour
• voyage
• wander
• roam
• pilgrimage
• sail
• migrate
• fly
• ride
• cruise
• peregrinate
• drive
• road-trip
• bus
• hop
• rove
• jaunt
• cab
• knock (about)
• motor
• traipse
• navigate
• jet
• coach
• ramble
• gallivant
• perambulate
• gig
• roll
• trundle
• barnstorm

2

as in to traverse

to make one's way through, across, or over

will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverse
• cross
• follow
• walk
• navigate
• transit
• cover
• track
• course
• pass (over)
• cut (across)
• ride
• go
• proceed (along)
• hike
• peregrinate
• perambulate
• tread
• traipse
• run
• tramp
• crisscross

3

as in to fly

to proceed or move quickly

that racehorse can definitely travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fly
• speed
• race
• drive
• hurry
• rush
• scurry
• trot
• chase
• zip
• run
• jump
• scoot
• blow
• buzz
• dart
• career
• step
• shoot
• blast
• zoom
• scuttle
• dash
• motor
• rip
• jet
• tear
• course
• jog
• breeze
• hustle
• rocket
• bowl
• bolt
• whirl
• whisk
• hasten
• hurl
• belt
• crack (on)
• ram
• beat it
• bundle
• hare
• hie
• hurtle
• get a move on
• hump
• barrel
• careen
• blaze
• bustle
• nip
• step on it
• rustle
• make tracks
• gallop
• pelt
• bomb
• highball
• shake a leg
• flit
• cannonball
• hotfoot (it)
• accelerate
• streak
• scamper
• sprint
• beetle
• whiz
• stampede
• overtake
• step out
• outrun
• catch up
• quicken
• scuffle
• outpace
• outstrip
• scud
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• creep
• drag
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• linger
• lag
• poke
• loiter
• stroll
• dawdle
• tarry
• shuffle
• saunter
• amble
• lumber
• slow (down or up)
• decelerate
• dillydally
• plod
• dally

4

as in to associate

to come or be together as friends

he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associate
• run
• connect
• collaborate
• bond
• join
• mix
• company
• relate
• mingle
• hang (around or out)
• befriend
• sort
• cooperate
• fraternize
• friend
• take up with
• hook up
• consort
• keep company (with)
• rub shoulders (with)
• fall in with
• pal (around)
• club
• couple
• team
• rally
• consociate
• hobnob
• get along
• group
• rub elbows (with)
• socialize
• tie
• mess around
• league
• affiliate
• get on
• chum
• band
• side
• link
• be friends with
• attach
• ally
• wed
• knot
• gang
• collude
• interrelate
• confederate
• conjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• snub
• split (up)
• alienate
• disperse
• split
• break up
• divorce
• disband
• cold-shoulder
• dissociate
• sever
• estrange
• sunder
• disunite
• disjoin

travel

2 of 2

noun

as in trip

often travels plural a going from one place to another usually of some distance

in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of travel

Verb

During its week-long test this past March, engineering teams monitored ERNEST across several navigational scenarios, including traveling at night and other poor lighting conditions to simulate certain lunar environments. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 July 2026

Led by their captain, Kylian Mbappe, the team sprinted towards the hardcore group of French travelling fans behind the goal, euro-dancing up and down to the beat of Freed From Desire. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Noun

While your suitcase holds the bulk of your wardrobe, a backpack keeps your laptop, chargers, travel documents, toiletries, snacks, and other in-flight essentials within easy reach. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Tasmania recorded its busiest winter travel season ever in 2025, with about 250,000 visitors coming during the June-August period, up 7% from the year before. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 11 July 2026