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Antonyms for weekend
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : week-end, -end |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd |
Definition of weekend
Origin :- also week-end, 1630s, from week + end (n.). Originally a northern word (referring to the period from Saturday noon to Monday morning); it became general after 1878. As an adjective, "only on weekends," it is recorded from 1935. Long weekend attested from 1900; in reference to Great Britain in the period between the world wars, 1944.
- As in outing : noun short trip
- As in tour : noun journey; stint
- As in travel : noun journey
- As in trip : noun journey, excursion
- As in visit : noun social call upon another
- As in voyage : noun journey, often by water
- As in look-in : noun visit
- As in travel : verb journey on a trip or tour
- That gives the Whaleys what they've been wishin' for, and me a chance to do the weekend act now and then.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- Tuesday, I suppose, would be best for Clara, after her weekend.
- Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy
- Well, as they said, we had the whole weekend to work out an understanding.
- Extract from : « Inside John Barth » by William W. Stuart
- Over there, he said, dressing down one of his Weekend Warriors.
- Extract from : « The Sex Life of the Gods » by Michael Knerr
- The weekend of November 8, 9, and 10 was a long weekend, was it not?
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- But my best haul was during my—and Mabel's—weekend by the sea.
- Extract from : « Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 6th, 1915 » by Various
- It was a beautiful spot where we could stay for the weekend.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
- One weekend we arrived at camp to find a dead partridge on one of the beds.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
- Mr. Simcox, as the week drew on, suggested a weekend at home.
- Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
- "We read eight or nine books on it over the weekend," Donald added.
- Extract from : « Adolescents Only » by Irving E. Cox
Synonyms for weekend
- adventure
- airing
- appointment
- biking
- boating
- bout
- call
- carry
- circle tour
- circuit
- commutation
- course
- cover
- cover ground
- cross
- crossing
- cruise
- cruising
- drive
- driving
- errand
- evening
- excursion
- expedition
- explore
- fly
- flying
- foray
- get through
- getaway
- globe-trotting
- go
- go abroad
- go camping
- go into orbit
- go riding
- hitch
- holiday
- hop
- interview
- jaunt
- jet
- junket
- knock around
- long weekend
- make a journey
- make one's way
- migrate
- motor
- move
- movement
- navigation
- outing
- overnight
- passage
- peregrination
- picnic
- pleasure trip
- proceed
- progress
- ramble
- ride
- riding
- road
- roam
- round
- round trip
- roundabout
- rove
- run
- sail
- sailing
- scour
- seafaring
- set forth
- set out
- shift
- sightsee
- sightseeing
- sojourn
- spell
- spin
- stay
- stop
- stopover
- stretch
- stump
- swing
- take a boat
- take a plane
- take a train
- take a trip
- talk
- tarriance
- time
- tour
- touring
- transit
- transmit
- travel
- travels
- traverse
- trek
- trekking
- trick
- trip
- turn
- vacation
- visit
- visitation
- voyage
- voyaging
- walk
- wander
- wandering
- wanderlust
- wayfaring
- weekend
- wend
- whistle-stop
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