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

Odysseus travels to the underworld and has to perform a blood sacrifice. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The president travels to Georgia today, a swing state with a key Senate race and a toss-up gubernatorial contest. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 July 2026

When information travels up a single chain and rarely across functions, the leader's view becomes the organization's view by default, even when the people closest to customers see something else. — Rob Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

What does happen is that photons can divide and combine under the right circumstances—essentially, the medium through which the light travels has to change in response to the light. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Her husband is a government contractor who travels often, which means childcare is always part of the equation. — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Neutral Tank Tops As mentioned, my mom frequently travels with neutral tops to go with everything from bold pants to a flowy maxi skirt. — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Lightning, on the other hand, generally travels three or four times farther visually than the sound of thunder does. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Nolan, who also wrote the screenplay, cuts between Ulysses’ trials and Telemachus’ travels through the Ionian isles to find out whether his father is still alive – a matter of some importance both to his incipient manhood and to Penelope back home. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Noun

And while this author might be hung up on the obstacles Odysseus encounters, his travels are not without pleasure and thrill. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The most notable travels were by Faxian and Xuanzang, two Chinese Buddhist monks who undertook arduous journeys to India to learn more about the region and its culture. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

The travels also started his sensitivity to preserving the humanity of the people represented in the casts. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Throughout the World Cup, however, her content has been focused largely on soccer, with the influencer sharing photos of herself supporting her beau at games, posts celebrating his wins and other content from her travels in the United States. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Many of my travels have involved long train and bus rides across Europe, so having my own pillow to sleep on has always been a comfort. — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

The couple visited both South Korea and Thailand during their most recent travels. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 July 2026

Beau’s travels are constantly interrupted and delayed by meddlesome forces, much like Odysseus. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Safe travels, seat neighbor United Airlines will upsell customers to sit in a row with an empty middle seat. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026