Synonyms for excursion
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Trip — A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way
trip, jaunt, journey, expedition, pleasure trip, tour, outing, voyage, pilgrimage, stroll, junket, sashay
2. Digression — A wandering from the main subject, a digression
Definitions
- n. 1
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
While driving home I took an excursion and saw some deer.
- n. 2
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
Related words
- Word family
- excursionist excursus
- Phrases
- excursion fare excursion rate
Forms
- Plural
- excursions → trips, jaunts, journeys, expeditions…
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An excursion is a brief tour or journey, taken for pleasure, often by many persons at once; as, an excursion to Chautauqua.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- trip The purpose of our trip is to visit a new factory.
- journey The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
- expedition Where had she been during that strange expedition?
- jaunt We recommend you book this spectacular castle jaunt.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| excursion | steady | |
| trip | rising | |
| journey | rising | |
| expedition | steady | |
| jaunt | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tour1, trip1
- 5 letters
- sally2, jaunt1
- 6 letters
- voyage2, airing2, outing2, stroll1, ramble2, junket2, sashay
- 7 letters
- episode3, journey2
- 8 letters
- excursus
- 9 letters
- wandering3
- 10 letters
- expedition4, pilgrimage3, digression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sally2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- excursion
- Italiano
- escursione
- Español
- excursión
- Deutsch
- Ausflug
- Català
- excursió