Synonyms of visiting

visiting

verb

present participle of visit

1

as in seeing

to make a social call upon

the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeing
• calling (on or upon)
• dropping in (on)
• seeking (out)
• looking up
• dropping by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• snubbing
• brushing (aside or off)
• cold-shouldering

2

as in staying

to reside as a temporary guest

an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staying
• sojourning
• stopping (by)
• occupying
• tarrying
• crashing
• frequenting
• coming over
• running in
• haunting
• inhabiting
• dropping in
• hanging (around or out)
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

3

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• discussing
• chattering
• rattling
• gabbing
• schmoozing
• jabbering
• nattering
• prattling
• prating
• blabbing
• babbling
• kibitzing
• rapping
• gassing
• cackling
• gabbling
• jawing
• blowing smoke
• gossiping
• chinning
• twittering
• running on
• pattering
• talking a blue streak
• chaffering
• palavering
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• tattling
• expatiating
• yapping
• yakking
• yammering
• descanting

4

as in frequenting

to go to or spend time in often

visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frequenting
• haunting
• affecting
• attending
• hanging (at)
• invading
• resorting (to)
• habituating
• patronizing
• running (in)
• swarming
• infesting
• calling (on or upon)
• stopping (by or in)
• staying (at)
• stopping (over)
• dropping in
• taking in
• popping (in)
• overrunning
• camping (out in)
• dropping by
• sojourning (at)
• tarrying (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• escaping
• shaking
• evading
• shunning
• eluding
• dodging
• ducking
• eschewing

5

as in calling

to make a brief visit

stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calling
• seeing
• running (over)
• stopping (by or in)
• coming over
• running in
• dropping in
• popping (in)
• dropping by
• coming by
• stepping in
• haunting
• frequenting
• happening (by)
• looking up
• hanging (at)
• resorting (to)
• barging (in)
• bopping (into)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of visiting

Spending time on the patio becomes as much a part of the fun as visiting the falls itself. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Pulido tapped into core childhood memories of visiting family in Chihuahua to achieve just the right flavor and consistency. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Westerwald, 623 Chimaera, 13294 Rockox—then a flyby of Mars—before visiting 88055 Ghaf, 23871 Ousha and 59980 Moza. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

Be Thorough Visit the property at different times of day and different days of the week, and even consider visiting during different seasons. — Elie Rieder, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been visiting big banks to review their loans to private credit firms and understand their exposure to a financial industry that has unnerved investors and global policymakers. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Silence all but filled the spacious visiting clubhouse at Tropicana Field. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Cooper, for his part, acts all scared when Kat mentions visiting him and Gen in Fort Lauderdale. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Defensive Player of the Week Senior linebacker Braden Fraus posts five tackles and scores a pair of TDs for West Aurora, one on a 15-yard fumble recovery and one on a 12-yard pick six, in 49-6 win over visiting Larkin. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026