Vacation

Antonyms for vacation:

work.

Synonyms for vacation:

Sense 1

visit, honeymoon, weekend.

Sense 2

leave.

Sense 3

get away.

Sense 11

escape.

Sense 13

get off.

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)

get off, get away, weekend.

abandonment (noun)

surrender, resignation, desertion, relinquishment, tergiversation, abandonment, abdication, defection, apostasy, withdrawal, discontinuation.

amusement (noun)

recreation.

departure (noun)

egress.

departures (noun)

discharge, exodus, departure, egress, drain, pullout, exit.

inactivity (noun)

rest.

leave (noun)

furlough, leave.

leaving (noun)

departure.

leisure (noun)

leisure.

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.