journey - Definition | Dictionary definition of journey

Definition of journey

Nouns

the act of traveling from one place to another

Synonyms:: journeying

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a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; drive, ride
a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); lift
a ride in a car; joyride
a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; spin
a short drive in a car; long haul
a journey over a long distance; mush
a journey by dogsled; odyssey
a long wandering and eventful journey; trip
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); flight
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; junket
a trip taken by an official at public expense; round trip
a trip to some place and back again; run
a regular trip; run
a short trip; trek
any long and difficult trip; errand
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission; service call
a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service; passage, transit
a journey usually by ship; lockage
passage through a lock in a canal or waterway; expedition
a journey organized for a particular purpose; scouting trip
an expedition undertaken to gain information; campaign, hunting expedition, safari
an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); exploration, geographic expedition
to travel for the purpose of discovery; digression, excursion
wandering from the main path of a journey; schlep, shlep
a tedious or difficult journey; trek
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers); circuit, tour
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; walkabout
a walking trip or tour; grand tour
a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; grand tour
an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education; itineration
journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour; package holiday, package tour
a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price; pub crawl
a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop); whistle-stop tour
a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; pilgrim's journey, pilgrimage
a journey to a sacred place; hadj, haj, hajj
the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay
a journey taken for pleasure; airing
a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; field trip
a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination; voyage
a journey to some distant place; crossing
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean); space travel, spacefaring, spaceflight
a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere; way
a journey or passage

Type of:: travel, traveling, travelling
the act of going from one place to another

Verbs

undertake a journey or trip

Synonyms:: travel

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make a tour of a certain place; take the road
give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town; see, visit
go to see a place, as for entertainment; globe-trot
travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing; sledge
ride in or travel with a sledge; navigate, sail, voyage
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; astrogate
navigate in space; cruise
sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; trek
make a long and difficult journey; trek
journey on foot, especially in the mountains

Type of:: jaunt, travel, trip
make a trip for pleasure

travel upon or across

Synonyms:: travel

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traverse or travel on (a body of water); ship
travel by ship; ride
ride over, along, or through; fly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; cruise
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

Type of:: go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Vocabulary Lists for journey

risk taker
nonbeliever
selflessness
firefighter
stand pat

angel dust
renege
boll
cotton gin
Easter Day

travel
roam
move
step
fly

scarecrow
woodman
tip
bug
emerald

piglet
wizard
Eureka
sawhorse
gargoyle

a cappella
aardvark
abandon
abbreviate
abscond

A.D.
abolitionist
Abraham Lincoln
Adolf Hitler
Africa

scimitar
lilliputian
observe
middle finger
metropolis

abuse
alive
allow
application
Arabic

abandon
accord
accurate
acid
adapt

Words that contain journey

journey cake

journeyer

journeying

journeyman

pilgrim's journey