Synonyms for vacation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Annulment — free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity
3. Holiday
holiday UK AU, day off, break, rest, recess, leave of absence, pause, interval, intermission
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of vacating something; moving out.
The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.
- n. 2
Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
- n. 3
An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
We were on vacation in Florida this year.
Related words
- Word family
- vacationer vacationgoer vacationist vacay
- Phrases
- summer vacation go on vacation vacation home
Forms
- Plural
- vacations → leaves, departures, moveouts, annulments…
Example sentences
- leisure Please look through these papers at your leisure.
- voyage Someday we will be able to go on a voyage to Mars.
By length
- 4 letters
- rest1
- 5 letters
- leave1, break1, pause1
- 6 letters
- voyage2, recess2
- 7 letters
- holiday3, leisure2, moveout
- 8 letters
- interval3
- 9 letters
- departure3, annulment3
- 10 letters
- revocation4, abrogation4
- 12 letters
- intermission4, invalidation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (voyage2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vacances