Synonyms of vacation

vacation 1 of 2

noun

vā-ˈkā-shən 

as in holiday

a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended

area schools are on vacation that week in February so local ski resorts do a booming business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiday
• leave
• break
• hols
• recess
• relaxation
• sabbatical
• furlough
• rest
• liberty
• respite
• interim
• breather
• legal holiday
• interval
• intermission
• feast
• loafing
• idling
• lounging
• holy day
• slacking

vacation

2 of 2

verb

as in to holiday

to take or spend a vacation

hoping to vacation in Spain this summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holiday
• rest
• escape
• relax
• get (away)
• get off
• break
• recess
• ease (up)
• lounge
• repose
• bum
• let up
• idle
• loaf
• slack (off)
• laze
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• slave
• labor
• endeavor
• struggle
• plow
• hustle
• toil
• plug
• strive
• strain
• sweat
• hump
• plod
• grub
• peg (away)
• travail
• slog
• drudge
• moil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacation

Noun

The couple will be keeping their Montecito home and their vacation property in Portugal. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026

West slope rental owners said during the meeting’s public comment period that the overly restrictive policies limited their ability to make money from their vacation properties. — Haley Parsley august 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

Authorities warned parents vacationing at local beaches, pools, and lakes to keep an eye on their children near open water. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

The kids in The Shards might benefit from an occasional watchful eye, if only their parents weren’t vacationing in Europe indefinitely. — Rob Haskell, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026