Antonyms for travel


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : trav-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtræv əl


Definition of travel

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
Example sentences :
  • I suspected that much tiredness of travel would be involved.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • We travel from place to place in our own little locomotives which we call automobiles.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Did not travel to-day, as there was good feed and water at this camp.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Travel, says she—enlarge your mind—why, how big would she have it?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • You must travel on the cars, but what are cars without rails?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • Better to sleep here at this inn, and then travel on to Minstead in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • That the half may be better than the whole in travel is an axiom verified every day.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • They don't do anything, you know—they travel around and have a good time.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "Well, you are a good one to travel," cried the man, still laughing.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

Synonyms for travel

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