Synonyms of trip

trip 1 of 2

noun

1

as in expedition

a going from one place to another usually of some distance

I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• stumble
• fumble
• misstep
• slip
• brick
• lapse
• gaff
• miscue
• gaffe
• goof
• flub
• clinker
• fault
• screwup
• boob
• inaccuracy
• slipup
• bobble
• fluff
• clanger
• oversight
• boo-boo
• pratfall
• blooper
• snafu
• misunderstanding
• bloomer
• howler
• boner
• miscalculation
• misinterpretation
• misjudgment
• misreading
• misconception
• misstatement
• misconstruction
• foul-up
• miscomprehension
• misdescription
• misapprehension
• misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracy
• precision
• correctness
• exactness
• strictness
• exactitude
• perfection
• infallibility
• preciseness
• inerrancy

trip

2 of 2

verb

ˈtrip 

1

as in to jog

to go at a pace faster than a walk

went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jog
• trot
• run
• race
• hurry
• skip
• rush
• speed
• sprint
• gallop
• dash
• leap
• scoot
• scamper
• zip
• course
• scurry
• spring
• hustle
• bound
• blast
• jet
• breeze
• rocket
• blow
• hasten
• bowl
• hump
• shoot
• shag
• scuttle
• whisk
• belt
• rip
• zoom
• hie
• tear
• step (along)
• buzz
• whirl
• bustle
• canter
• lope
• hurl
• hare
• leg (it)
• foot (it)
• hoof (it)
• bolt
• hurtle
• barrel
• bomb
• blaze
• ram
• careen
• pelt
• hotfoot (it)
• nip
• rustle
• cannonball
• patter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• shuffle
• saunter
• drag
• amble
• linger
• crawl
• creep
• lag
• poke
• dawdle
• tarry
• loiter
• trudge
• shamble
• lumber
• limp
• plod
• dillydally
• hobble
• dally

2

as in to fall

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

tripped over a chair and landed on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• stumble
• slip
• tumble
• topple
• collapse
• slide
• crash
• plunge
• skid
• plop
• wipe out
• drop
• slump (over)
• precipitate
• keel
• plunk
• plummet
• flump
• nose-dive
• crumple
• free-fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand (up)
• rise
• get up
• uprise

3

as in to hop

to move with a light springing step

dancers tripping lightly across the stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hop
• skip
• bounce
• bound
• leap
• jump
• lope
• romp
• lollop
• caper
• gambol
• frisk
• vault
• skitter
• skim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumber
• trudge
• plod

4

as in to travel

to take a trip especially of some distance

while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travel
• trek
• tour
• journey
• voyage
• pilgrimage
• wander
• roam
• sail
• fly
• ride
• migrate
• cruise
• road-trip
• jaunt
• peregrinate
• bus
• hop
• knock (about)
• cab
• drive
• motor
• rove
• ramble
• traipse
• jet
• coach
• gallivant
• navigate
• gig
• perambulate
• trundle
• roll
• barnstorm

5

as in to stumble

to make a mistake

the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumble
• fumble
• blunder
• slip up
• lay an egg
• drop the ball
• goof (up)
• screw up
• foul up
• mistake
• nod
• err
• flub
• fluff
• louse up
• boob
• mess (up)
• murder
• misunderstand
• butcher
• bungle
• botch
• muff
• misjudge
• miscalculate
• mangle
• misdeem
• miscue
• misconceive
• foozle
• miscount
• bobble
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• mishandle
• misgauge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trip

Noun

Wareheim does take nominal breaks — to scout fresh inventory on trips around the world. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Turtletaub revealed his plans to adapt Reeves’ novel during an interview with Deadline, ahead of his trip to Edinburgh. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Utilities use them to trip the opening or closing of valves when water levels reach a certain threshold or to dispense precise amounts of chlorine in the treatment process. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The drama didn’t end there; while exiting the ride with the fox, one of the employees tripped but quickly regained her balance and the fox. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing trip

• field trip
• trip the light fantastic