TRIPS Synonyms: 252 Similar and Opposite Words

trips 1 of 2

noun

plural of trip

as in expeditions

a going from one place to another usually of some distance I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency

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as in mistakes

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster

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trips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trip

as in jogs

to go at a pace faster than a walk went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

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as in falls

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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as in hops

to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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as in travels

to take a trip especially of some distance while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

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as in fumbles

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

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Recent Examples of trips

Noun

The defense argued the cellular data is not an exact science, and that regardless, there’s no proof d4vd was the one who actually made the trips. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Who compiled the 100-page list of items to pass through customs on international trips? — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 County commissioners and Miami-Dade’s mayor travel abroad using taxpayer dollars, though the trips are not always announced to the public. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Whitewater rafting and fly-fishing trips can also be arranged through local outfitters. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 With daylight saving time year-round, many of those trips would take place before sunrise for weeks each winter. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Although no longer made in Birmingham, these chips still hold a special place in the hearts of locals, many of whom grew up taking school trips to the Golden Flake factory. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026 Some of those trips will likely migrate to remaining carriers at higher fares. — Michael Cheng, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 The Hawks will have played in just three overseas trips in franchise history. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Verb

Bathroom trips while filming The Odyssey were an odyssey in itself for John Leguizamo. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 The youngest Lestat trips over reciting a passage about being encircled by God’s love. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Travelers plan trips around fashion weeks, shop for luxury goods abroad, and seek out hotels with onsite boutiques that are as thoughtfully curated as their restaurants. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026 Santa Ana, the country's tallest volcano), horseback rides along the black sand, and trips out along the Ruta de las Flores. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 Powerful superconducting magnets could also provide a solution to the problem of cancer-causing cosmic radiation that explorers will encounter during stays on the moon or trips deeper into space. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 6 July 2026 For DeVita, founder of Outer Current Club, an adventure travel company that hosts small group trips around the world, jumping into the Pacific felt like a luxury. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026 Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trips

Noun

Cook said extended expeditions allow researchers to gather data more efficiently than shorter missions.

— Velvet Wu July 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Stroll around the wharf and its eclectic businesses, or get out on the water with whale watching expeditions, sailing cruises, fishing and lobstering tours, and day trips and ferry rides to explore Casco Bay and its stunning islands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

Kyle Tucker homered for the second consecutive game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six gritty innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on two defensive mistakes by the New York Mets in a 4-3 victory Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Both humans and algorithms can make mistakes, but society does not yet trust the algorithm with the final word.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of mistakes

Verb

Against Senegal, Odegaard casually jogs off the pitch at the near post to drag a player away from the box as Julian Ryerson delivers the corner.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Orchard Street, which jogs awkwardly around the one-time dump at Gowen Road, in particular needs to change, according to both Ada County Highway District and Boise city reports.

— Mark Dee July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Definition of jogs

Verb

This unique trend sees AI adoption rise while trust falls, fueling widespread demand for accountability and human oversight.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of falls

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My lab has been practicing these techniques for many years in poplars, eucalypts, hops and, recently, chestnut.

— Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
In the middle of this story about the recording session, Scott hops up to grab a piece of candy — a red Airhead stocked by the catering team.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026

Definition of hops

Verb

Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026

Definition of fumbles

Noun

Leaders can identify where customers abandon journeys, where support friction emerges, which workflows create repeat issues and where the experience companies promise doesn’t match the one customers actually have.

— Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In addition to intensive classes to enhance their business skills, the aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs make new friends and form a network that will stay with them through their business journeys, Martinelli says.

— Claire Hall, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026