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

From there, the race travels down the border around the Alps before finishing up in Paris on the famous Champs-Élysées. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

The further a bid travels through intermediaries, the more value leaks before the impression is won, and that gap widens when an agent is spending at machine speed. — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Passengers like Daniella Rodales, who travels between Fort Lauderdale and Honduras, have welcomed the options. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 1 July 2026

As supporters and protesters clash, Cartman travels back to 1776, witnesses the independence debate and finds parallels to the present. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

As supporters and protesters clash, Cartman travels back to 1776, witnesses the independence debate and finds parallels to the present. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Buddy then travels to New York City during the holiday season to locate his unsuspecting biological father, Walter Hobbs (played by James Caan). — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

There will be an official reception attended by Iraq’s prime minister, senior government officials and religious leaders before the cortege travels to the Imam Ali Shrine, an important pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

This week, Madonna time travels back to the Eighties and dances the night away at a famous discotheque, R&B crooner Destin Conrad dives into reggae rhythms, and Rico Nasty teams back up with Kenneth Blume for a glittery new track. — Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026

Noun

Or, host them for dinner at your home, offer them tickets to a concert or a play, or bring her back a gift from your travels. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026

Many young children expressed joy at being there, undeterred by long travels, storm warnings and summer heat waves. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Deadly boating tragedies are common in the central African country, where late-night travels and overcrowded vessels are often blamed. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Afterward, their travels will take them to Singapore, Australia, and Fiji before concluding their honeymoon in Hawaii. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026

The outlet also highlights travelers’ reasoning behind specifically selecting window seats for their travels, including motion sickness, fear of flying or to keep children occupied. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Legend’s version features a Silk Routes story following the travels of explorer Marco Polo, with cuisine inspired by China, India, Italy and more. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026