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

Because that light can travel along different paths around the cluster, the same supernova can appear multiple times in Hubble's view, potentially separated by months or even years. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Sullivan recalled that Froio traveled all over the world, and owned a piece of a winning horse. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Noun

As Sanon’s aide, Pierre helped facilitate the Colombians’ travel to Port-au-Prince via the Dominican Republic. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

The agent can help users plan travel, book reservations, order groceries and complete other helpful tasks. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026