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

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

In the wake of a hurricane, Douglas visits Wortzel in a dream, catalyzing a prismatic journey across the Everglades with Miccosukee educator and activist Betty Osceola and interweaving Douglas’ writing with personal narration, present-day verité and rare archival footage. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025

What to Know Saudi Arabia hopes to finalize the deal when MBS visits the White House next month. —Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

The episode also featured a parody of Thiel, who visits South Park Elementary to deliver an over-the-top presentation about how the Antichrist is coming. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025

Some fans on social media speculated that the pop star’s T-shirt might be a subtle jab at Swift, who frequently visits Kansas City with her fiancé, Travis Kelce. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025

Alma also visits her aging parents and tearfully tells them about said great love affair. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025

Then the film cuts to a scene in which Leigh visits Jeffrey in prison shortly after he’s recaptured. —Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025

Shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve, a son of missionaries visits a scenic overlook near the Los Angeles coast. —Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025

Set against a stunning backdrop inspired by Ancient Greece, from boulder-rolling challenges inspired by Sisyphus to tense encounters with Medusa’s gaze, every quest determines the players that earn the strategic power to decide who visits Pandora’s Box. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025

Noun

Realize the Saints have come marching into Soldier Field on four consecutive visits to Chicago and left with a victory. —Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

With one son only seeing me for 45 min in the past 5 years and the other with only 4 visits in the past 5 years. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

Money earned from these collectibles, as well as from flash book sales, enable the Friends group to provide various programs for children and adults, fund author visits, purchase equipment and supply raffle prizes for children’s reading programs and refreshments for monthly book discussions. —Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025

For the Princess and Prince of Wales’ initial visits earlier in the day, Middleton revisited one of her go-to designers and wardrobe staples. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

Vedam grew up in State College, Pennsylvania, returning to India only for occasional visits. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025

Michelin Guide top hotels Michelin’s inspectors evaluate hotels via anonymous stays or visits, according to the company’s website. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025

In April, Sutton noticed Aetna was downcoding higher complexity office visits. —Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025

Returned to work earlier than recommended When Baker fell and severely broke her ankle in February 2023, that led to several emergency room visits, as well as two surgeries and five days in the hospital for the pulmonary embolism. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025