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

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

Dortmund moved three points above Bayern, which visits Freiburg on Sunday. — ABC News, 24 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

Billy Idol visits students at Griffiths Middle School in Downey. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Jackson visits mostly suburban places, mostly unannounced and mostly on his own dime. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Ahead of this year’s World Series, AD visits the third-oldest Major League Baseball stadium—behind Fenway Park (home to the Boston Red Sox) and Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs)—to learn more about its history. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

City hosts Brighton on Saturday — a repeat of their English League Cup meeting on Wednesday, won by City on penalties — and Arsenal visits Liverpool in Sunday's only match. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 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

Ships may need specialized facilities or port visits to restore their ammunition supplies. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Investigators are examining whether the illnesses could be connected to visits to the State Fair of Texas, particularly its petting zoo. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The party recently named New Mexico as one of the earliest states for its next presidential primary, bolstering its prominence in national politics and ensuring more visits from White House hopefuls. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Many professional groups like IEEE also organize congressional visits for their members. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Hemingway followed Spanish bullfighting during visits to Spain between 1923 and 1931. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026