Vacation
Pronunciation of Vacation
/ve͡ɪkˈe͡ɪʃən/, /veɪkˈeɪʃən/, /v_eɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n/
Antonyms for vacation:
work.
Synonyms for vacation:
Sense 1
visit, honeymoon, weekend.
Sense 2
Sense 3
get away.
Sense 11
Sense 13
excursion
outing.
summery
summer.
visit
sojourn.
Other synonyms and related words:
summer, exit, honeymoon, sabbatical, weekend, escape, visit, egress, drain, recreation, sojourn, departure, leave, exodus, outing, pullout, discharge.
Sense 2 (noun)
abandonment (noun)
surrender, resignation, desertion, relinquishment, tergiversation, abandonment, abdication, defection, apostasy, withdrawal, discontinuation.
amusement (noun)
departure (noun)
departures (noun)
discharge, exodus, departure, egress, drain, pullout, exit.
inactivity (noun)
rest.
leave (noun)
leaving (noun)
leisure (noun)
planned time spent not working (noun)
holiday, sabbatical, leave, recreation, rest, furlough.
relinquishment (noun)
dereliction, capitulation, renunciation, release, Disclamation.
repose (noun)
ease, relaxation, rest, holiday, furlough, leisure, repose, inactivity.
sabbatical (noun)
sabbatical.
leave (verb)
sabbatical.
Usage examples for vacation:
- And mind one thing- there must be no school- books about during vacation time. - "Eunice", Margaret Murray Robertson.
- But this year, being idle, and his uncle being on the school board here, he accepted this place as a sort of vacation in the meanwhile. - "Prudence of the Parsonage", Ethel Hueston.
- It will be a wonderful vacation! - "Marjorie Dean College Freshman", Pauline Lester.