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Synonyms for travel

Most common

carry move around roam jaunt

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Move

move, go, make, carry, pass, migrate, shift, fare dated, locomote rare

Noun

1. Journey — the act of traveling; passage from place to place

journey, trip, tour, journeying, expedition, passage, voyage dated

2. Movement — the working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke

movement, stroke, progression

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

    Snakes do not travel well.

  2. n. 1

    The act of traveling; passage from place to place.

    I like travel, but it’s always too tiring.

  3. n. 2

    The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.

    My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.

Forms

Plural
travels → journeys, trips, tours, journeyings…
Past participle
traveled
e.g. traveled → moved, carried, passed, migrated…

Example sentences

  • carry Kyoko had the kindness to carry my baggage for me.
  • roam Those rogue rebels do not deserve to roam the Earth.
  • jaunt We recommend you book this spectacular castle jaunt.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
travelsteady
carryfalling
roamrising
jauntrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
go1
4 letters
make1, move1, pass1, tour1, trip1, fare1, roam1, rove1
5 letters
range1, carry2, shift1, jaunt1, reyse
6 letters
stroke1, voyage2, ramble2
7 letters
traffic2, journey2, passage2, migrate2, traipse1
8 letters
movement2, activity4, traverse2, locomote
9 letters
associate4, migration3
10 letters
expedition4, locomotion4, journeying3
11 letters
progression3, peregrinate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carry2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
voyager
Italiano
viaggiare
Español
viajar
Deutsch
reisen
Català
viatjar