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

If the Warriors can push the ball and turn this into a shooting game, their style travels well, even in a tough building. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

When an alarm or sensor on windows, doors and home security devices is triggered, the textbook-sized drone travels a preset path to investigate suspicious activity. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

More than 90% of transactions cross state lines, Hunt said, and the average piece of equipment travels 1,400 miles. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Virginia Prince of California is blind and travels with a guide dog, and claims she has been repeatedly denied Lyft rides because of the service animal, according to the lawsuit. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Advertisement An exercise can also change how far down your leg the pain travels. — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Nov. 2026

Without a major international trade show, her team travels across Europe to visit individual brand showrooms, sometimes covering three countries in a single day. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Holcomb completed 9 of 12 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns and also gained 53 yards on six carries for Brother Rice (9-2), which travels to Normal Community (11-0) for next weekend’s quarterfinals. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Noun

His travels in Juli, La Paz, and Lima, as well as numerous visits to Cusco, positioned him as an influence on painters throughout the Andes. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Convinced by the gesture, Dench went on to play Aereon in the 2004 film, the elemental ambassador who guides Riddick (Diesel) through his tumultuous travels to rescue his old allies and confront the head of the Necromonger empire. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Puna has a fusion feel , sliding flavors and spices from Munoz’s international travels into Peruvian classics like a robust sudado, and zippy ceviche. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

While popes always travel with ample medical care, the Vatican said no special or additional provisions are planned for Leo, including when the 71-year-old travels to Cusco, Peru, at an altitude of 3,400 meters (11,200 feet). — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

In fact, Skewis has known Palace’s strategic advisor for the China region, Stéphen Khou, for some 25 years, acquainted through his travels in France and London’s ground zero for skating, Southbank. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Dursus turned the ball over three times Monday, all of which were travels. — Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Yumi and Everton also learn more of these details for themselves, the film following them on their travels to Okinawa through exchange programs and traineeships. — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

As the company blossomed, Sandy was able to quit her job as a Medicaid specialist and become a full-time employee, documenting their travels with videos and photographs and assisting with social media. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026