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Antonyms for travels
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : trav-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtræv əl |
Definition of travels
Origin :- late 14c., "to journey," from travailen (1300) "to make a journey," originally "to toil, labor" (see travail). The semantic development may have been via the notion of "go on a difficult journey," but it may also reflect the difficulty of going anywhere in the Middle Ages. Replaced Old English faran. Travels "accounts of journeys" is recorded from 1590s. Traveled "experienced in travel" is from early 15c. Traveling salesman is attested from 1885.
- noun journey
- verb journey on a trip or tour
- He travels with his eyes open, looking for objects of interest, and recording them.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- And what other nations have you seen in your travels, good sir?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- And must I also pickup such worthless luggage in my travels?
- Extract from : « The Sister Years (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- At what period he returned from his travels we are not aware.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- His Excellency had travelled in most countries, and had profited by his travels.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- His managers and hotel proprietors requested him to continue his travels.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- This is a gentleman on his travels, come to see the coronation.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- He travels, and on Thursdays, his Eastbourne day, takes his meals with the Marshes.
- Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf
- He continued, "We will talk of our travels, and especially of the chapter of Ceprano."
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- My original plan was that my wife should accompany me on my travels.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for travels
- adventure
- biking
- carry
- commutation
- cover
- cover ground
- cross
- cruise
- cruising
- drive
- driving
- excursion
- expedition
- explore
- fly
- flying
- get through
- globe-trotting
- go
- go abroad
- go camping
- go into orbit
- go riding
- hop
- jaunt
- jet
- junket
- knock around
- make a journey
- make one's way
- migrate
- motor
- move
- movement
- navigation
- overnight
- passage
- peregrination
- proceed
- progress
- ramble
- ride
- riding
- roam
- rove
- sail
- sailing
- scour
- seafaring
- set forth
- set out
- sightsee
- sightseeing
- swing
- take a boat
- take a plane
- take a train
- take a trip
- tour
- touring
- transit
- transmit
- traverse
- trek
- trekking
- trip
- vacation
- visit
- voyage
- voyaging
- walk
- wander
- wandering
- wanderlust
- wayfaring
- weekend
- wend
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