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

Though the stalls outside the Mercato Centrale in San Lorenzo mainly sell fake leather goods and cheap souvenirs, the actual market is worth visiting. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

From visiting temples that are thousands of years old in Khajuraho, to seeking Bengal Tigers via tiger safaris in Bandhavgarh, the province offers a rare combination of nature, culture and adventure. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Noun

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who cut short a visit to Ireland to rush home, said damage had been reported at more than 20 sites across the capital. — Gleb Garanich, USA Today, 2 July 2026

So, during Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy’s visit to India last week, quick commerce was undoubtedly in focus. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 July 2026