Synonyms of visiting

visiting

verb

present participle of visit

1

as in seeing

to make a social call upon

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeing
• calling (on or upon)
• dropping in (on)
• seeking (out)
• looking up
• dropping by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• snubbing
• brushing (aside or off)
• cold-shouldering

2

as in staying

to reside as a temporary guest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staying
• sojourning
• stopping (by)
• occupying
• tarrying
• crashing
• frequenting
• coming over
• running in
• haunting
• inhabiting
• dropping in
• hanging (around or out)
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

3

as in chatting

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

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• discussing
• chattering
• rattling
• gabbing
• schmoozing
• jabbering
• nattering
• prattling
• prating
• blabbing
• babbling
• kibitzing
• rapping
• gassing
• cackling
• gabbling
• jawing
• blowing smoke
• gossiping
• chinning
• twittering
• running on
• pattering
• talking a blue streak
• chaffering
• palavering
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• tattling
• expatiating
• yapping
• yakking
• yammering
• descanting

4

as in frequenting

to go to or spend time in often

visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frequenting
• haunting
• affecting
• attending
• hanging (at)
• invading
• resorting (to)
• habituating
• patronizing
• running (in)
• swarming
• infesting
• calling (on or upon)
• stopping (by or in)
• staying (at)
• stopping (over)
• dropping in
• taking in
• popping (in)
• overrunning
• camping (out in)
• dropping by
• sojourning (at)
• tarrying (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• escaping
• shaking
• evading
• shunning
• eluding
• dodging
• ducking
• eschewing

5

as in calling

to make a brief visit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calling
• seeing
• running (over)
• stopping (by or in)
• coming over
• running in
• dropping in
• popping (in)
• dropping by
• coming by
• stepping in
• haunting
• frequenting
• happening (by)
• looking up
• hanging (at)
• resorting (to)
• barging (in)
• bopping (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of visiting

If asked before arriving what their goal was in visiting the museum that day, a likely answer would have been that the point of the visit is to witness the art. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Global interest in visiting South Korea, not just appreciating its culture from afar, is driving traveler numbers to the country like never before—over 6 million visitors were recorded in the first quarter of 2026 alone. — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

Other visiting officials included Xia Baolong, the director of China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

For their record-breaking attempt, Maini, visiting Atlanta from Amherst College in Massachusetts, and Zhang, a Georgia Tech student, first needed a plan. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

While visiting the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in June 2026, Kate met with cancer patient Claire Lorente and her family. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2026

Rookie Ethan Salas stroked an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday night as the San Diego Padres edged the visiting Miami Marlins 7-6. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

The Falcons lost to the Steelers after visiting Pittsburgh in Week 1. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Ole Miss is known as one of the most hospitable places in college football for visiting fans. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026