1
as in to trek
to take a trip especially of some distance
the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
will travel the river for a while and then continue on land
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
that racehorse can definitely travel
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in trip
often travels plural
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village
Synonyms & Similar Words
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of travel
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
The traveling exhibition included interactive artworks that attracted long lines at the tourist-friendly Zhang Yuan retail complex.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Advertisement At major airports, flights were operating, but airlines were already piling on new cancellations and delays after Friday’s weather slowed airline travel to a crawl.
—Jeff Amy and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for travel 
Verb
The lowest-remaining seed of the four will travel to face the Chiefs on either Jan. 18 or 19 in the AFC’s Divisional Round at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
The traveling exhibition included interactive artworks that attracted long lines at the tourist-friendly Zhang Yuan retail complex.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
At either end, a 35-mm upside-down telescopic fork and a rear twin shock setup are good for 3.9 in (100 mm) and 4.9 in (125 mm) of travel, respectively.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Advertisement At major airports, flights were operating, but airlines were already piling on new cancellations and delays after Friday’s weather slowed airline travel to a crawl.
—Jeff Amy and Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for travel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
Verb
-
Pete Hegseth, the combat veteran and former Fox News personality tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as his next secretary of defense, trekked up to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
-
The bandmates trekked to Grassmarket, at the center of the neighborhood, and kicked their feet up outside the White Hart Inn with drinks.Brendan Le, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Guests can traverse bumpy tracks by Jeep to picnic on the never-ending sandy stretch of beaches.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
-
The Traitors were not so subtly traversing the castle to find each other.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Mash, a Russian Telegram channel thought to have links to Russian law enforcement, published footage purportedly showing a drone flying toward Engels overnight, which could not be independently verified.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
-
Gonzalez Urrutia was leaving for Panama on Tuesday, and was planning to fly to the Dominican Republic on Thursday.Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
At this point, there is no indication of any further extensions of the protections against negative credit reporting associated with delinquent or defaulted federal student loans.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
-
Coins are collectibles that have actual value associated with them, but their value on the market can far exceed their monetary value.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The Rams worked quickly to arrange for families to accompany players on the trip.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
-
Following that Salford game, City return to Premier League action on Tuesday with a trip to Brentford.Luke Bosher, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
After transiting the canal, the ship journeys north along the East Coast to Newfoundland, Canada, and finally across the Atlantic to Europe.Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
-
Through a series of 31 interactive exhibits, visitors journey down the Fraser River to the headwaters of the Upper Colorado River Basin, where water is diverted across the Continental Divide into metro Denver.Gigi Ragland, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Some of those who chose to walk up PCH tried their luck hitchhiking with the few vehicles that had been able to cross into the evacuation zone.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
-
This mirrors what has been thoroughly documented along the U.S. border, where migrants attempt to cross through more remote (and therefore deadly) areas to avoid the U.S. Border Patrol.Angel Escamilla Garcia, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
-
Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near travel
Cite this Entry
“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share