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
• skid
• plunge
• plop
• wipe out
• drop
• slump (over)
• precipitate
• keel
• plunk
• plummet
• plonk
• 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
• traipse
• knock (about)
• cab
• drive
• motor
• rove
• ramble
• gig
• galavant
• jet
• coach
• gallivant
• navigate
• 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

Examples of trip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Chef Jean Imbert curated the culinary offerings during the Belmond Solaire experience… Our first night of the trip wasn’t spent aboard the train. —Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024

Of course, the trip wouldn't be complete without watching the Bengals take the field at Paycor Stadium on Sunday. —Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2024

Verb

Besides New England, other U.S. coastal itineraries include the Chesapeake Bay with port stops in Maryland and Virginia, a Southeast cruise that visits Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, GA., trips around the coastline of Florida, the Puget Sound in Washington and Alaska’s Inside Passage. —Dan Fellner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024

Embrace your role as the life of the party and don't be afraid to take center stage — just try not to trip over your own enthusiasm! —Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing trip

• field trip
• trip the light fantastic