Synonyms of the word

outing

• n. A pleasure trip or excursion.
• n. An appearance to perform in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant…
• n. The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual without that person's consent.
• v. present participle of out.

excursion

• n. A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
• v. (intransitive) To go on a recreational trip or excursion.

expedition

• n. (obsolete) The act of expediting something; prompt execution.
• n. A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
• n. (now rare) The quality of being expedite; speed, quickness.
• n. (military) An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.
• n. A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.
• n. The group of people making such excursion.

holiday

• n. A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
• n. A day declared free from work by the state or government.
• n. A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
• n. A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.
• n. A period taken off work or study for travel or leisure.
• n. A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
• v. To take a period of time away from work or study.
• v. (Britain) To spend a period of time for travel.

jaunt

• n. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
• n. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
• v. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
• v. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To jolt; to jounce.

journey

• n. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
• n. (obsolete) A day.
• n. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
• n. (obsolete) A day's work.
• v. To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

journeying

• v. present participle of journey.
• n. travel, travelling.

junket

• n. (obsolete) A basket.
• n. A type of cream cheese, originally made in a rush basket; later, a food made of sweetened curds or rennet.
• n. (obsolete) A delicacy.
• n. A feast or banquet.
• n. A pleasure-trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business…
• n. (gambling) 20-40 table gaming rooms for which the capacity and limits change daily. Junket rooms are often…
• v. To go on or attend a junket.

picnic

• n. A meal eaten outdoors or in another informal setting.
• n. An easy or pleasant task.
• n. An informal social gathering taking place outdoors, such as in a forest or a heath, and where brought…
• n. (obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
• v. To eat a picnic.

sashay

• n. A chassé.
• n. A sequence of sideways steps in a circle in square dancing.
• v. (intransitive) To walk casually or showily; to strut, swagger or flounce.
• v. (intransitive) To chassé when dancing.
• v. (intransitive) To move sideways.

vacation

• n. Freedom from some business or activity.
• n. (obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
• n. A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university,…
• n. (Canada, US) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
• n. The act of vacating something; moving out.
• n. (US, law) The act of making legally void.
• v. (intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.