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• break-journey
• circumnavigation

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Definition of 'trip' trip.

Definition of 'road' road

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Synonyms for road-trip road-trip, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word road-trip ., did you actually mean radiotherapy or red dwarf , we couldn't find direct synonyms for the term road-trip ., maybe you were looking for one of these terms.

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noun as in path upon which travel occurs

Strongest matches

artery , avenue , boulevard , course , drive , expressway , highway , lane , line , parking lot , pathway , pavement , roadway , route , street , subway , thoroughfare , track , trail , way

Strong matches

alley , asphalt , byway , cobblestone , concrete , crossroad , direction , drag , parkway , passage , pike , terrace , throughway , thruway , turnpike , viaduct

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back street , dragway , main drag

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Example sentences.

We heard it everywhere across the country that many people took to the open roads thinking that they could speed, and speed significantly.

However, temperatures should fall below freezing not long after dark, creating some slick spots on untreated roads and walkways.

Temperatures are 31 to 33 degrees north of the Beltway, where you may encounter slick spots, especially on untreated roads.

Driving along the C&O Canal Scenic Byway makes for a great road trip.

At that point, temperatures may fall closer to freezing and snow accumulation may pick up, even on roads.

So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.

Shrubs and small trees dot a parched landscape along the road from Turbat to the border.

For many Republicans presidential hopefuls, the road to the nomination passes through the Hawkeye State.

All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.

What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?

His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.

She set off down Trafalgar Road in the mist and the rain, glad that she had been compelled to walk.

The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.

The intricacies and abrupt turns in the road separated him from his immediate followers.

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Words related to road are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word road . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

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On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to road, such as: artery, avenue, boulevard, course, drive, and expressway.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Synonyms of trip

• as in expedition
• as in mistake
• as in to jog
• as in to fall
• as in to hop
• as in to travel
• as in to stumble
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Thesaurus Definition of trip

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peregrination
• commutation
• misunderstanding
• miscalculation
• misinterpretation
• misjudgment
• misconception
• misstatement
• misconstruction
• miscomprehension
• misdescription
• misapprehension
• misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correctness
• infallibility
• preciseness

Thesaurus Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

• step (along)
• hotfoot (it)
• slump (over)
• precipitate
• nose - dive
• free - fall
• road - trip
• peregrinate
• knock (about)
• perambulate
• drop the ball
• misunderstand
• miscalculate
• misconceive
• misconstrue
• misinterpret

Phrases Containing trip

• trip the light fantastic

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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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