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

They were only made available for Dunkin' Rewards members with boosted status, which is when a customer visits Dunkin' 12 times in a calendar month, according to the company's website. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Diaa Hadid visits the Hurulu Eco Park in Sri Lanka, where elephants roam freely. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Trusting Kanan, Raq visits Stefano in one part of New York while Kanan visits his late Uncle Marvin’s last resting place in another. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

That’s the Tuesday before Green Bay visits Tampa Bay that Sunday in Week 4. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The combination cargo and cruise ship Aranui V is a frequent visitor on its sailings from Tahiti, while the luxurious Paul Gauguin also periodically visits from Tahiti. — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

When Odysseus and Penelope’s son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), visits Sparta for information about his father, he’s invited to sit with Menelaus during a wedding feast for his and Helen’s daughter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Chang's 77-year-old mother, Lien, receives SNAP aid, too, and visits two food banks each week. — Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

Noun

Social isolation was assessed through household size and the frequency of visits from friends or family. — The Conversation Us, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

In her second pregnancy, a few years later, she was again isolated and denied visits from her partner and young daughter. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

The dance is also well known in neighboring Singapore, thanks to visits by troupes from Java in the 1940s. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026

Fans of the Big Bear Lake bald eagle have inundated a small raptor center with phone calls, online comments and even in-person visits. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Famed instructor Brian Mogg returns to Half Moon once again from December 10-16 after several successful visits. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Safely removing a bat from your home protects both you and the bat while preventing future unwanted visits. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

As in visits to the NBA Finals in each of those four seasons, with Heat championships in 2012 and ’13. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

While the family spends part of every summer at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, those visits had previously been strictly private. — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 1 Aug. 2026