Synonyms of travels

travels 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of travel

1

as in journeys

to take a trip especially of some distance

the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• journeys
• treks
• trips
• tours
• voyages
• wanders
• roams
• migrates
• pilgrimages
• sails
• flies
• rides
• cruises
• road-trips
• peregrinates
• roves
• hops
• drives
• rambles
• knocks (about)
• jaunts
• buses
• traipses
• gallivants
• coaches
• navigates
• motors
• jets
• trundles
• cabs
• perambulates
• gigs
• rolls
• barnstorms

2

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over

will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• follows
• crosses
• walks
• navigates
• covers
• tracks
• courses
• passes (over)
• rides
• proceeds (along)
• cuts (across)
• goes
• transits
• hikes
• peregrinates
• perambulates
• treads
• traipses
• runs
• crisscrosses
• tramps

3

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

that racehorse can definitely travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• races
• drives
• hurries
• rushes
• scurries
• flies
• trots
• chases
• zips
• runs
• jumps
• buzzes
• blows
• scoots
• jogs
• darts
• shoots
• zooms
• scuttles
• steps
• tears
• bowls
• blasts
• dashes
• hustles
• rips
• whirls
• whisks
• careers
• courses
• hurls
• hastens
• hurtles
• barrels
• motors
• hies
• blazes
• rams
• breezes
• bustles
• rustles
• jets
• bolts
• cracks (on)
• careens
• belts
• beats it
• steps on it
• rockets
• bundles
• humps
• nips
• pelts
• hares
• makes tracks
• gallops
• bombs
• flits
• cannonballs
• shakes a leg
• gets a move on
• scampers
• hotfoots (it)
• accelerates
• highballs
• sprints
• whizzes
• beetles
• streaks
• stampedes
• overtakes
• quickens
• outruns
• steps out
• scuffles
• outpaces
• outstrips
• scuds
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lingers
• creeps
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• dawdles
• ambles
• saunters
• tarries
• shuffles
• dallies
• plods
• slows (down or up)
• decelerates
• lumbers
• dillydallies

4

as in associates

to come or be together as friends

he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• runs
• connects
• collaborates
• joins
• mixes
• bonds
• relates
• mingles
• sorts
• befriends
• companies
• friends
• chums
• fraternizes
• hooks up
• cooperates
• hangs (around or out)
• rubs shoulders (with)
• consorts
• rallies
• falls in with
• teams
• takes up with
• pals (around)
• allies
• keeps company (with)
• hobnobs
• rubs elbows (with)
• groups
• consociates
• ties
• clubs
• sides
• couples
• links
• socializes
• messes around
• attaches
• gets along
• affiliates
• gets on
• gangs
• bands
• interrelates
• colludes
• weds
• is friends with
• knots
• leagues
• conjoins
• confederates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• disperses
• splits (up)
• splits
• estranges
• breaks up
• cold-shoulders
• disbands
• divorces
• dissociates
• severs
• disjoins
• disunites
• sunders

travels

2 of 2

noun

plural of travel

as in trip

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

• trip
• journey
• expedition
• tour
• trek
• progress
• voyage
• cruise
• flight
• walk
• passage
• drive
• ride
• peregrination
• sail
• commute
• errand
• excursion
• commutation
• pilgrimage
• odyssey
• quest
• jaunt
• outing
• hop
• sortie
• junket
• sally
• spin
• hike
• safari
• tramp
• grand tour
• walkabout
• slog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of travels

Verb

This isn't too much to ask for given its position given its Little Cottonwood Canyon position, which can enhance snowfall when Pacific moisture travels inland and reaches the Wasatch Mountains. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Like Mary Ventura, Esther travels down a tunnel before greeting her mother at its end. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Today’s newsletter highlights David Beasley travels to Atlanta this week. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

For nonreciprocal light control, the researchers used cobalt ferrite (CFO), which can control how light travels through a device. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

This format travels across the country uncovering uplifting, emotional and often surprising stories of pets, their owners and the veterinary professionals dedicated to their care. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

The trail travels through The Bald Head Woods Coastal Reserve, a 186-acre maritime forest ecosystem that is part of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

The print pool historically travels everywhere with the president, sending updates to journalists for wire services, newspapers and other publications. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

The highway travels more than 2,500 miles through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. — Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Noun

Looking for additional ways to stay safe during your travels? — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2026

Venus and Mercury’s dual retrogrades through Scorpio are brewing a perfect storm of kismet for your travels. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

His social media generally showcases his travels, his work and his adorable German short-haired pointer named Axel. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Wong starred in, scripted, directed, and produced her own documentary about her travels, an astonishing feat at a time when Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two of the very few female directors in Hollywood. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Joe Griffin’s sound design and Sarah Riffle’s lighting contribute to the ethereal atmosphere, while Jazmin Aurora Medina’s costumes encompass the eccentricities and menace of the strange creatures the children meet on their travels. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Durbin said Grassley had requested information about Patel's jet use and purchase of BMWs, and whether Patel has reimbursed taxpayers for his travels. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Its walls are lined with shelf upon shelf of bottles acquired during his travels — pouring beers from popular brewing companies, the wares of which can often be difficult to come by and aren’t typically found on other bars’ tap lists. — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

After making the emergency landing, passengers were rebooked on a different flight and were able to continue their travels to Salt Lake City, Utah. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026