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

Leslie Higgins visits the museum after discovering that the American Jazz Museum is closed for a private event. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Young Allen visits his aunt to complain about his father remarrying after his mother’s death. — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026

Coach 6 said Miami visits even when his school lacks an obvious target. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The truth is that reputation is often shaped long before a potential customer visits the company website or social media channels. — Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Nineteen years after the memorial opened, Yanofsky still visits it almost every day. — Jaime Maggio, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026

Don’t expect anywhere near the same talent disparity when Maryland visits Rentschler Field for a big-time Week 2 spot on Saturday. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv, starting Saturday night, as a US delegation visits Moscow ahead of traveling to the Ukrainian capital. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

The Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that, in May 2026, a piano was indeed found in the same area Bobo visits each week. — Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

Regular dental visits can help prevent cavities and treat problems early. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Stay in the harbor town of Nafplio for visits to Mycenae, a Bronze Age citadel, and the theater at Epidaurus. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

So Sutton and his colleagues, studying treatment in 70,000 visits to 120 VA facilities, expected to see antibiotic use for uncomplicated diverticulitis decline over 10 years. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Recruiting visits and months-long courtships are a thing of the past. — Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Patients also carry debt stemming from obtaining routine medical care, such as doctor's office visits or getting lab or diagnostic tests, the study found. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The visits tend to energize the base ahead of the midterms and may also broaden congressional candidates’ appeal. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Its combination of private bedrooms and gathering spaces is suited to both extended family visits and larger groups. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Aside from the psychological baggage of last year’s visits to Nottingham and Brighton, all three opponents (with Brentford being the other) aspire to qualify for Europe. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026