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

Rodrigo’s all-women festival — which donated $10 million to nonprofits benefitting women and girls — was inspired by Lilith Fair, the iconic traveling festival from the late Nineties. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

The Pomors were seafaring Russian hunters and traders who’d travelled to Svalbard from the White Sea between the 16th and 18th centuries to hunt Arctic wildlife. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Noun

Over the past decade, golf in Portugal has experienced a remarkable surge, with destinations such as the beautiful Palmares Ocean Living & Golf Resort putting the country firmly on the global golf travel map. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The drones are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration and travel at altitudes between 250 and 400 feet, Robertson said. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026