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

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

Rodnyansky is producer of Israeli documentarian Amos Gitai’s The Road to Jericho, a journey from Jerusalem to Jericho that visits the country’s threatened Bedouin community while reflecting on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

North Carolina Pera rarely visits western North Carolina without dinner at Cúrate in Asheville, where chef Katie Button’s Spanish cooking continues to impress him years after opening. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

In October, Griff visits schools dressed as a book character while Bell reads the corresponding story to children, creating a tradition that is equal parts literacy lesson and bulldog theater. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf visits Karbala, Iraq, where more than 20 million Shia Muslims gathered to commemorate Arbaeen. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Scott points to a moment when Hig visits the house where his wife lived, a brief detour that changes the rhythm of the story. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Tom Hill—Getty Images Dolly Parton visits Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 1987. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Noun

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

Factory visits from Strange Parts and Bitner Built add a little weight to these promises, but questions around long-term reliability, software polish, calibration, and real-world print quality will have to wait until production machines reach users. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Epicureans will appreciate exclusive dinners with chefs and wine-tasting excursions in a Maltese vineyard, while visits to the ateliers of internationally renowned artists, designers, and perfumiers personalize shopping opportunities. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

What followed was more than two years of chemotherapy, hospital visits and steroids. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Source data verification, monitoring visits, reconciliation activities, protocol deviation reviews and query management are examples of downstream processes designed to identify discrepancies and restore data quality. — Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The visits are designed to show his clout and win support for Beijing’s agenda. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

That will make affordable tickets more difficult to find, especially as the tournament reports registering record-breaking visits, and already has angered fans and some players. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Illinois State, the FCS runner-up last season, visits in Week 2. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026