Synonyms for journey
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
- n. 1
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
The journey to London takes two hours by train.
Related words
- Word family
- journeyer journeyman journeywoman
- Phrases
- wedding journey
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A voyage, which was formerly a journey of any kind, is now a going to a considerable distance by water, especially by sea; as, a voyage to India. A trip is a short and direct journey.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- travel It won't be long before we can enjoy space travel.
- voyage Someday we will be able to go on a voyage to Mars.
- pilgrimage You are not really prepared to go on a pilgrimage.
- excursion If it rains tomorrow, there will be no excursion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| journey | rising | |
| travel | steady | |
| voyage | steady | |
| pilgrimage | rising | |
| excursion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- way1
- 4 letters
- tour1, trip1, fare1, roam1, rove1
- 5 letters
- jaunt1
- 6 letters
- travel2, voyage2
- 7 letters
- circuit2, passage2, transit2, wayfare
- 9 letters
- excursion3
- 10 letters
- expedition4, pilgrimage3
- 13 letters
- peregrination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (travel2 = 2 syllables).