Synonyms of visits

visits 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of visit

1

as in sees

to make a social call upon

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sees
• calls (on or upon)
• looks up
• seeks (out)
• drops in (on)
• drops by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• snubs
• brushes (aside or off)
• cold-shoulders

2

as in stays

to reside as a temporary guest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stays
• sojourns
• stops (by)
• runs in
• haunts
• comes over
• crashes
• drops in
• drops by
• tarries
• comes by
• hangs (around or out)
• steps in
• frequents
• occupies
• inhabits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• resides
• dwells
• abides

3

as in chats

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

• chats
• talks
• converses
• chatters
• schmoozes
• rattles
• runs on
• talks a blue streak
• blows smoke
• prattles
• babbles
• natters
• prates
• gabbles
• discusses
• jabbers
• blabs
• gases
• jaws
• raps
• cackles
• gabs
• patters
• kibitzes
• chins
• palavers
• twitters
• chaffers
• gossips
• shoots the breeze
• chews the fat
• tattles
• expatiates
• yammers
• descants
• yaps
• yaks

4

as in haunts

to go to or spend time in often

visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haunts
• frequents
• hangs (at)
• affects
• attends
• resorts (to)
• habituates
• runs (in)
• invades
• calls (on or upon)
• patronizes
• stays (at)
• stops (by or in)
• takes in
• pops (in)
• drops by
• drops in
• stops (over)
• camps (out in)
• overruns
• swarms
• infests
• sojourns (at)
• tarries (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• shuns
• escapes
• shakes
• eludes
• evades
• eschews
• ducks
• dodges

5

as in calls

to make a brief visit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• runs (over)
• sees
• runs in
• stops (by or in)
• comes over
• pops (in)
• drops by
• drops in
• steps in
• comes by
• haunts
• looks up
• happens (by)
• hangs (at)
• barges (in)
• frequents
• resorts (to)
• bops (into)

visits

2 of 2

noun

plural of visit

1

as in sojourns

a temporary residing as another's guest

my aunt always looks forward to her weeklong annual visit with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stays
• sojourns
• sleepovers
• field trips
• tarries
• stopovers
• homestays
• stops
• layovers

2

as in visitations

a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons

came by for a quick visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visitations
• calls
• stopovers
• meetings
• rendezvous
• trysts
• drop-ins
• get-togethers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of visits

Verb

In the same month Netflix released Train Dreams, the film version of Denis Johnson’s revered short novel about a logger whose deceased baby daughter visits him in the form of a wolf. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Her disabled son, who lives in nearby Round Rock, often visits to escape the bustling traffic, chain stores and rapid growth that have quickly defined many of the outskirts of Austin. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Saturday will be the first time the UConn football program ever visits Oxford, Ohio, and the Miami RedHawks. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

To mark the occasion, anyone who visits a Krispy Kreme shop on National Coffee Day can also get a free hot or iced coffee with purchase. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

The tour visits a number of blue states in the Midwest and on the East Coast. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Queenie also visits her personal hell and the fates of LaLaurie and Laveau. — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026

In the episode, Guy visits John in jail after getting the distress signal from Rushville. — Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Lehigh visits Penn next Saturday for the Mountain Hawks second of three games against Ivy League opponents this season. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Noun

The nonprofit immunology research institute must be affiliated with a University of California campus that has a hospital and clinic volume of more than 35,000 inpatient admissions and 3,500,000 outpatient visits each year. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Rodgers also had visits planned with UCLA and Rutgers, but canceled them after visiting Boise State. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026

The increase in online sports betting has worsened mental health problems in younger men, leading to more hospital visits as a result. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

Davidson said the leaders-in-residence will interact with students and faculty through classroom visits, campus discussions and public events. — Nora O’Neill 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Published on World Cotton Day, the report draws on field visits and conversations in Brazil, India and Turkey to argue that transaction records alone cannot reveal the conditions in which cotton is grown. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Hair products and clinic visits can run into hundreds or thousands of dollars. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Two hours are blocked off for new patient visits, and every visit after that is scheduled for an hour. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

In the film, a screenwriter in a creative crisis visits Bergman’s estate on Fårö, seeking inspiration for a film about the legendary director’s life. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026