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

Dos and don’ts for home Keep trips outside the house to a minimum on heavy smoke days. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 After coming up short in his first four trips to the World Cup, Messi could further bolster his greatest-of-all-time résumé with a second championship. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026 Experiences remain a relative bright spot, and complicated, expensive trips create more reason to seek judgment, interpretation and advocacy. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 All sorts of factors—religious fervor, drug trips, the absurdities of aging—an unmoor a person’s mind and spirit. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 The Hawks will have played in just three overseas trips in franchise history. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 All those visitors statistically ensure that some trips will occasionally go awry—or turn deadly. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Before the 2022 World Cup, Wahl made several reporting trips to Qatar to talk to migrant workers about their mistreatment while building stadiums and other infrastructure for the event. — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2026

Verb

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 When her grandmother isn’t available, Josephine’s paternal grandmother steps in — though this means extra transport costs and longer trips home. — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 View from the East Wing includes reflections on four years in the White House as First Lady—a period that included COVID, the start of the war in Ukraine, trips overseas, and initiatives to bolster women’s health and community colleges. — Julia Terruso, Time, 11 June 2026 The appeal stems from a 2021 lawsuit filed by a California man who argued that the ad features young children, even though some of the proceeds are directed toward programs that fund Israel trips for older teens. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 6 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trips

Noun

His expeditions into the Amazon eventually led him to build a beauty brand around ethically sourced rainforest ingredients and partnerships with Indigenous communities.

— Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Armstrong’s remarks turned out to be our first account of a hazard that would plague all future lunar expeditions.

— Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Definition of expeditions

Noun

One of the biggest leadership mistakes is waiting until a crisis to define standards.

— Nadia AlShomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
But as writer-director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey makes a point of emphasizing, the legendary Greek general from Homer’s ancient epic (portrayed in the film by Matt Damon) also made a lot of extremely avoidable mistakes.

— Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 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

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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

Verb

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

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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

Definition of travels

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

In coastal towns, some people acknowledge that fishermen have been drawn into the world of cartels and provide fuel for drug boats making long journeys.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
But as teams’ journeys end in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, that is changing.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026