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

From that game on, TV games featuring high school football multiplied and schools began to travel around the country for marquee matchups. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

This could be particularly relevant to dual citizens who routinely travel with more than one passport, as well as anyone who has had a passport lost, stolen, damaged, or replaced between applying for ETIAS and taking a trip. — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Noun

Buc-ee's is continuing its rapid expansion across the country, with its 58th location recently opening in Benton, Arkansas, continuing a trend leadership says is part of the popular travel center and convenience store chain's strategic growth plan. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Deportees are typically offered food and some money for their onward travel, as well as a place to stay for a few nights and assistance in locating family members. — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026