Synonyms for tour
Definitions
- n. 1
A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
On our last holiday to Spain we took a tour of the wine-growing regions.
- n. 2
A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
On the company's website, you can take a virtual tour of the headquarters.
Related words
- Word family
- tourism tourist
- Phrases
- tour guide tour of duty fifty-cent tour nickel tour ten-cent tour audio tour package tour
Forms
- Plural
- tours → travels, trips, excursions, journeys…
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A tour is a journey that returns to the starting-point, generally over a considerable distance; as, a bridal tour, or business tour. 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
- travel It won't be long before we can enjoy space travel.
- trip The purpose of our trip is to visit a new factory.
- journey The journey, as I recall it, was long and tedious.
- excursion If it rains tomorrow, there will be no excursion.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 4 letters
- turn1, trip1
- 5 letters
- round1, spell1, hitch1, jaunt1
- 6 letters
- course1, travel2, voyage2, outing2, stroll1, ramble2
- 7 letters
- journey2, circuit2
- 9 letters
- excursion3
- 10 letters
- expedition4, pilgrimage3, enlistment3
- 13 letters
- perambulation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (travel2 = 2 syllables).