Synonyms of travels

travels 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of travel

1

as in journeys

to take a trip especially of some distance

the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• journeys
• treks
• trips
• tours
• voyages
• wanders
• roams
• migrates
• pilgrimages
• sails
• flies
• rides
• cruises
• road-trips
• peregrinates
• roves
• hops
• drives
• rambles
• knocks (about)
• jaunts
• buses
• traipses
• gallivants
• coaches
• navigates
• motors
• jets
• trundles
• cabs
• perambulates
• gigs
• rolls
• barnstorms

2

as in traverses

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• follows
• crosses
• walks
• navigates
• covers
• tracks
• courses
• passes (over)
• rides
• proceeds (along)
• cuts (across)
• goes
• transits
• hikes
• peregrinates
• perambulates
• treads
• traipses
• runs
• crisscrosses
• tramps

3

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

that racehorse can definitely travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• races
• drives
• hurries
• rushes
• scurries
• flies
• trots
• chases
• zips
• runs
• jumps
• buzzes
• blows
• scoots
• jogs
• darts
• shoots
• zooms
• scuttles
• steps
• tears
• bowls
• blasts
• dashes
• hustles
• rips
• whirls
• whisks
• careers
• courses
• hurls
• hastens
• hurtles
• barrels
• motors
• hies
• blazes
• rams
• breezes
• bustles
• rustles
• jets
• bolts
• cracks (on)
• careens
• belts
• beats it
• steps on it
• rockets
• bundles
• humps
• nips
• pelts
• hares
• makes tracks
• gallops
• bombs
• flits
• cannonballs
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• scampers
• hotfoots (it)
• accelerates
• highballs
• sprints
• whizzes
• beetles
• streaks
• stampedes
• overtakes
• quickens
• outruns
• steps out
• scuffles
• outpaces
• outstrips
• scuds
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lingers
• creeps
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• dawdles
• ambles
• saunters
• tarries
• shuffles
• dallies
• plods
• slows (down or up)
• decelerates
• lumbers
• dillydallies

4

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• runs
• connects
• collaborates
• joins
• mixes
• bonds
• relates
• mingles
• sorts
• befriends
• companies
• friends
• chums
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• cooperates
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• consorts
• rallies
• falls in with
• teams
• takes up with
• pals (around)
• allies
• keeps company (with)
• hobnobs
• rubs elbows (with)
• groups
• consociates
• ties
• clubs
• sides
• couples
• links
• socializes
• messes around
• attaches
• gets along
• affiliates
• gets on
• gangs
• bands
• interrelates
• colludes
• weds
• is friends with
• knots
• leagues
• conjoins
• confederates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• disperses
• splits (up)
• splits
• estranges
• breaks up
• cold-shoulders
• disbands
• divorces
• dissociates
• severs
• disjoins
• disunites
• sunders

travels

2 of 2

noun

plural of travel

as in trip

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of travels

Verb

Those skills are put to similar use in Tony, in which Bourdain travels to Provincetown on a whim in hopes of impressing a girl (Emilia Jones) by lying about receiving a fellowship to write a novel. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

The film follows Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar, Senegal, to repair his father’s kora. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

The family travels around Indiana and Michigan to show animals, including sheep, goats and pigs. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

After launch, the glide vehicle separates from the rocket booster and travels through the atmosphere at speeds above Mach 5 while making course adjustments. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

The nurturing Moon travels through your 6th House of Work and conjoins edgy Chiron there, highlighting a small habit that chafes, then pointing you toward relief. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

And Harry’s boyhood travels between Jamaica and New York fed his understanding of both. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

The Pennsylvanian travels daily between Pittsburgh and New York City. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Culture travels further than any courier shipping Solar Buddies worldwide. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Noun

Higher-income Americans typically aren't the ones cutting back on groceries to afford their travels, for example. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

As both overland and maritime trade became more secure and efficient, exchange between Europe and Asia deepened, facilitating the travels of figures such as Marco Polo, Giovanni da Pian del Carpini, and Ibn Battuta. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

While tourists often chose Orange County’s iconic coastal cities for their travels—Costa Mesa’s westernmost border is just over a mile from the ocean—the City of the Arts leaves little left to be desired. — Megan Turchi, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Mamdani confirmed in an interview with local outlet PIX11 that his wife would not be taking her security detail on her travels to visit family. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

Snoozies Skinnies Travel Slippers Slippers or grip socks are another must-have item during my travels, particularly in rooms with cold or slippery floors. — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

Owned by the Aponte-Vago family, the brand was designed to evoke the intimacy of a private yacht with itineraries inspired by the family’s own travels. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Former Mayor Nancy Graham opened the market after seeing similar spaces anchor community life during her travels in Europe. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

On Instagram, Ortiz shares a range of lifestyle content, including photos and videos from her travels. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026