Synonyms of visit

visit 1 of 2

verb

ˈvi-zət 

1

as in to see

to make a social call upon

the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• see
• call (on or upon)
• drop in (on)
• look up
• seek (out)
• drop by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• brush (aside or off)
• snub
• cold-shoulder

2

as in to stay

to reside as a temporary guest

an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stay
• sojourn
• tarry
• stop (by)
• run in
• haunt
• come by
• drop by
• come over
• step in
• drop in
• occupy
• crash
• hang (around or out)
• frequent
• inhabit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• reside
• dwell
• abide

3

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• discuss
• chatter
• rattle
• run on
• blow smoke
• schmooze
• blab
• prattle
• jaw
• prate
• natter
• babble
• gab
• shoot the breeze
• kibitz
• jabber
• talk a blue streak
• palaver
• rap
• gossip
• chin
• cackle
• gabble
• gas
• chew the fat
• twitter
• patter
• chaffer
• tattle
• expatiate
• descant
• yak
• yap
• yammer

4

as in to haunt

to go to or spend time in often

visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haunt
• frequent
• hang (at)
• attend
• affect
• resort (to)
• invade
• run (in)
• patronize
• habituate
• stay (at)
• call (on or upon)
• stop (by or in)
• stop (over)
• drop by
• take in
• drop in
• pop (in)
• infest
• swarm
• camp (out in)
• overrun
• sojourn (at)
• tarry (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• escape
• shake
• shun
• evade
• elude
• eschew
• duck
• dodge

5

as in to call

to make a brief visit

stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• call
• see
• run in
• run (over)
• come by
• stop (by or in)
• drop by
• step in
• drop in
• come over
• pop (in)
• haunt
• look up
• hang (at)
• happen (by)
• frequent
• resort (to)
• barge (in)
• bop (into)

visit

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noun

1

as in stay

a temporary residing as another's guest

my aunt always looks forward to her weeklong annual visit with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stay
• sojourn
• tarry
• stop
• stopover
• field trip
• sleepover
• layover
• homestay

2

as in visitation

a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons

came by for a quick visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visitation
• call
• stopover
• meeting
• drop-in
• rendezvous
• tryst
• get-together

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of visit

Verb

Aquarius The open road is calling, urging you to put the pedal to the metal and visit places that remind you of your childhood and evoke the harvest time. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

The other major Bucks co-owner Wes Edens has been a major supporter of Democrats and in 2024 had a private meeting with then-President Joe Biden when Biden was visiting Wisconsin. — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Noun

Netanyahu made a secret visit to the UAE The Israeli prime minister’s meeting with the UAE’s president lasted an hour, according to the two people briefed on Netanyahu’s trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station. — Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

For much of last week, there was no TV network pool, meaning that there was little video coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026