Synonyms of visits

visits 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of visit

1

as in sees

to make a social call upon

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sees
• calls (on or upon)
• looks up
• seeks (out)
• drops in (on)
• drops by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• snubs
• brushes (aside or off)
• cold-shoulders

2

as in stays

to reside as a temporary guest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stays
• sojourns
• stops (by)
• runs in
• haunts
• comes over
• crashes
• drops in
• drops by
• tarries
• comes by
• hangs (around or out)
• steps in
• frequents
• occupies
• inhabits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• resides
• dwells
• abides

3

as in chats

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

• chats
• talks
• converses
• chatters
• schmoozes
• rattles
• runs on
• talks a blue streak
• blows smoke
• prattles
• babbles
• natters
• prates
• gabbles
• discusses
• jabbers
• blabs
• gases
• jaws
• raps
• cackles
• gabs
• patters
• kibitzes
• chins
• palavers
• twitters
• chaffers
• gossips
• shoots the breeze
• chews the fat
• tattles
• expatiates
• yammers
• descants
• yaps
• yaks

4

as in haunts

to go to or spend time in often

visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haunts
• frequents
• hangs (at)
• affects
• attends
• resorts (to)
• habituates
• runs (in)
• invades
• calls (on or upon)
• patronizes
• stays (at)
• stops (by or in)
• takes in
• pops (in)
• drops by
• drops in
• stops (over)
• camps (out in)
• overruns
• swarms
• infests
• sojourns (at)
• tarries (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• escapes
• shakes
• eludes
• evades
• eschews
• ducks
• dodges

5

as in calls

to make a brief visit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• runs (over)
• sees
• runs in
• stops (by or in)
• comes over
• pops (in)
• drops by
• drops in
• steps in
• comes by
• haunts
• looks up
• happens (by)
• hangs (at)
• barges (in)
• frequents
• resorts (to)
• bops (into)

visits

2 of 2

noun

plural of visit

1

as in sojourns

a temporary residing as another's guest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stays
• sojourns
• sleepovers
• field trips
• tarries
• stopovers
• homestays
• stops
• layovers

2

as in visitations

a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons

came by for a quick visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visitations
• calls
• stopovers
• meetings
• rendezvous
• trysts
• drop-ins
• get-togethers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of visits

Verb

That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Edmonton visits New Jersey, and the spotlight falls squarely on Leon Draisaitl. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Anyone who frequently visits national parks knows that finding a luxe stay within 15 minutes of the park entrance is typically difficult, but this spot truly combines convenience with luxury. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026

In the finale, Esther visits Sasha at his home to drop something off for their daughter and the estranged couple ends up hooking up. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Abdul Fahwami, dressed in jeans and flip-flops, visits the fish market at least once or twice a month, depending on how many people he‘s having over at his house that week. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Many online comments criticized the logic behind the post, but rumors have spread of a potential protest at the fair on a day when the general public typically visits. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

For families Children are welcomed with signature teddy bears and mini-bathrobes, and can join Peninsula Academy like a chocolate bear-painting workshop, dim sum making, or farm and garden visits. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Still, polls trended in Hamilton's favor — Emerson's by a wider margin than before their visits. — Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

If passed, the measure would have required community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on program services, including medical visits, mental health care, dental health care, medications, medical equipment and more. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

This bumper trip with Viking visits three countries, two rivers and a host of Christmas markets across 11 days. — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

Taco Bell's same-store sales declined by 4% as diners temporarily pulled back on visits due to the foodborne illness outbreak. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Based on Connecticut hospital emergency department visits and hospital discharge data from 29 participating stroke centers there were 8,914 stroke/transient ischemic attacks in 2025, according to the Connecticut Department of Health. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Health workers tracked down nearly 900 people who had been exposed and made some 18,500 face-to-face visits to check on them. — Michelle A. Williams, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Both Republican and Democratic members of Congress have gradually resumed bipartisan visits to China. — Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026