VACATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for VACATION?

Need another word that means the same as “vacation”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “vacation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vacation” are: holiday, trip, tour, break, stopover, evacuation, abandonment, desertion, relinquishment, leaving, take a break, travel, stay, visit, stop over

Vacation as a Noun

Definitions of "Vacation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vacation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A fixed holiday period between terms in universities and law courts.
• The action of leaving something one previously occupied.
• An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling; a holiday.
• Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.
• The act of making something legally void.

Synonyms of "Vacation" as a noun (10 Words)

abandonment	The voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away. She had a feeling of utter abandonment and loneliness.
break	Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. Then there was a break in her voice.
desertion	The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization. Such a desertion of the cause of freedom was unthinkable.
evacuation	The act of removing the contents of something. Those who required an evacuation of retained products.
holiday	Characteristic of a holiday festive. I spent my summer holidays on a farm.
leaving	The act of departing.
relinquishment	The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
stopover	A break in a journey. A brief stopover at Shannon Airport.
tour	A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited. Ireland s eight match tour of New Zealand.
trip	A light or nimble tread. He recited the whole poem without a single trip.

Usage Examples of "Vacation" as a noun

• People come here on vacation.
• He took a vacation in the south of France.
• His marriage was the reason for the vacation of his fellowship.
• We get two weeks of vacation every summer.
• The Easter vacation.

Vacation as a Verb

Definitions of "Vacation" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vacation” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Take a holiday.
• Spend or take a vacation.

Synonyms of "Vacation" as a verb (7 Words)

holiday	Spend a holiday in a specified place. He is holidaying in Italy.
stay	Stay behind. There are some cases the Crown feels so serious they don t want to stay the charges.
stop over	Put an end to a state or an activity.
take a break	Develop a habit.
tour	Make a tour of an area. This production will be toured to outlying villages.
travel	Travel upon or across. He travelled for a wholesale wine firm and had samples of numerous South Tyrolean wines in his case.
visit	Pay a brief visit. There was nothing to do but visit with one another.

Usage Examples of "Vacation" as a verb

• I was vacationing in Europe with my family.

Associations of "Vacation" (30 Words)

abolition	The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery. The abolition of the death penalty.
adjournment	The termination of a meeting. She sought an adjournment of the trial.
annulment	(law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc. The applicant sought the annulment of the decision.
beach	Run or haul up a boat or ship on to a beach. He managed to beach a fine trout.
bivouac	Stay in a bivouac. We bivouacked on the north side of the town.
bonfire	A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration. The smell of burning leaves from a garden bonfire.
break	Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. She put out an arm to break her fall.
camp	A group of people living together in a camp. City kids get to see the country at a summer camp.
camping	The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp. When they were little we went camping in California.
campsite	A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.
cancellation	The annulling of a legal document. The project was threatened with cancellation by the government.
encamp	Settle in or establish a camp. We encamped for the night by a river.
encampment	The action of setting up a camp. A Bedouin encampment.
hammock	A small natural hill.
holiday	Characteristic of a holiday festive. No mail is delivered on federal holidays.
hovel	Small crude shelter used as a dwelling. People were living in rat infested hovels.
knapsack	A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder.
loll	Be lazy or idle. His tongue lolled.
pause	Cease an action temporarily. We pause for station identification.
picnic	Have or take part in a picnic. We packed up a picnic and went to the reservoir.
recess	Make a recess in. Parliament was in recess.
relax	Cause to feel relaxed. Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group.
resort	A hotel located in a resort area. An appeal to his uncle was his last resort.
rest	An instance or period of resting. He threw away the rest.
retired	(of a person) reserved; uncommunicative. A very retired individual.
revocation	The state of being cancelled or annulled. 16 of parole revocations were due to drug related violations.
shanty	A small, crudely built shack.
sunbathe	Expose one’s body to the sun. I didn t do much apart from swim sunbathe and sleep.
tent	A web that resembles a tent or carpet. Tim tented his fingers.
travel	Change location move travel or proceed also metaphorically. Two proximity switches detect when the valve has reached the end of its travel.