Synonyms for vacation
veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və-va·ca·tion

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1. vacationverb

   Synonyms:
   holiday, revocation, go on vacation, go on holiday, annulment

2. vacationnoun

   To spend or take a vacation.

   This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.

   Synonyms:
   go on holiday, go on vacation, holiday, annulment, revocation

3. vacationnoun

   Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

   Synonyms:
   revocation, holiday, annulment

4. vacationnoun

   A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

   Synonyms:
   annulment, revocation, holiday

5. vacationnoun

   A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

   Synonyms:
   annulment, holiday, revocation

6. vacationnoun

   The act of vacating something; moving out.

   The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

   Synonyms:
   revocation, holiday, annulment

7. vacationnoun

   the act of making legally void.

   Synonyms:
   holiday, annulment, revocation

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1. vacation

   Synonyms:
   ease, idleness, leisure, recreation, relaxation, repose, rest

   Antonyms:
   achievement, action, business, deed, doing, drudgery, employment, exertion, labor, occupation, performance, product, production, toil, work

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1. vacation

   Synonyms:
   holiday, recreation

   Antonyms:
   term, business

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1. vacation, holidaynoun

   leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

   "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

   Synonyms:
   holiday

2. vacationverb

   the act of making something legally void

   Synonyms:
   holiday

3. vacation, holidayverb

   spend or take a vacation

   Synonyms:
   holiday

Matched Categories

1. • Leisure Time
   • Spend

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1. holiday

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. vacationnoun

   Synonyms:
   intermission (of studies, &c.)

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1. vacationnoun

   Synonyms:
   evacuation, resignation, abdication, invalidation, abrogation, intermission, holidays, recess

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1. List of paraphrases for "vacation":

   holiday, holidays, vacances, leave, recess, vacancy, vacations, break, vacancies

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How to use vacation in a sentence?

1. The Frenchman:

   A man can have friends and they can do whatever they want, but I am simply going on vacation and have nothing to do with it.

2. Jimmy Minardi:

   There are plenty of things that are free that will keep Sarah Krieger fit on vacation.

3. Adviser Niv Persaud of Atlanta:

   For each dollar they save, on coupons, special deals, or cheap gas, they earn a star, the one with the most stars at the end of the trip gets to pick the location for the next family vacation.

4. Tatyana Danilova:

   People are very happy to get distracted from the travel, from their routines, whether they're flying on their journey for vacation or work, everybody is usually very happy and it makes them pause for a second and smile and be like, 'oh, it's great.'.

5. Gudny Valberg:

   There were 10 million affected when it erupted, because of this volcano, many people's lives changed -- they had an extra week of vacation, or they had to rent a car and drive for miles, or they didn't get to a loved one's funeral.