Antonyms for resort
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-zawrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɔrt |
Definition of resort
Origin :- late 14c., "that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance," from Old French resort "resource, a help, an aid, a remedy," back-formation from resortir "to resort," literally "to go out again," from re- "again" (see re-) + sortir "go out" (see sortie). Meaning "place people go for recreation" is first recorded 1754. Phrase in the last resort (1670s) translates French en dernier ressort, originally of legal appeals.
- noun vacation place
- noun alternative, recourse
- verb have recourse to; make use of
- They have been and are the chief criminals, and no camouflage to which they may resort will save them.
- Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
- When a people really means to do something, it must resort to democracy.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- To do this they have to resort to schemes which hide their identity.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- When confirmed diseases occur, the only safe course is to resort to the most skilful medical assistance that can be obtained.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- I would suggest your going to some resort, either in the mountains or at the seashore.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Those behind it were awake to the possibilities of the Cape as a summer resort.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- If I become vexed with my work, or anything else, that is my resort at once.
- Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
- And this was not the first time she had had to resort to the same dangerous narcotic.
- Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
- They resort to every stratagem which a vile and savage spirit could inspire.
- Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
- He again turned his attention to the scene within the resort, as did the two men with him.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
Synonyms for resort
- address
- affect
- apply
- avail oneself of
- benefit by
- bring into play
- camp
- chance
- course
- device
- devote
- direct
- employ
- exercise
- expediency
- expedient
- fall back on
- fat farm
- frequent
- go
- go to
- hangout
- harbor
- haunt
- haven
- head for
- hideaway
- hideout
- holiday spot
- hope
- hot spring
- hotel
- inn
- lodge
- look to
- make use of
- makeshift
- mineral spring
- motel
- nest
- opportunity
- park
- possibility
- purlieu
- put to use
- recur
- recur to
- refer to
- reference
- refuge
- relief
- rendezvous
- repair
- resource
- retreat
- run
- shift
- spa
- spot
- spring
- stomping ground
- stopgap
- substitute
- surrogate
- take up
- tourist center
- tourist trap
- try
- turn
- turn to
- use
- utilize
- visit
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