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

Goktas was arrested after returning to Turkey from vacation and was held in Karatepe high-security prison in Tekirdag province, west of Istanbul. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Many families cannot afford to take the full allowable time off, using up sick or vacation time if available. — Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Living alone and vacationing alone are different behaviors with different causes. — Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

In fact, most other travelers here will be residents vacationing from other Greek islands. — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026