Find the word that fits

Journey: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Journey

The travel or work of a day.

89 useful connections shown 51 reviewed relationships and 38 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Verb group 2

Travel 84% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Travel 84% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Narrower term 19

Circuit 76% connected

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Commute 76% connected

To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Digression 76% connected

The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Drive 76% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Excursion 76% connected

A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Expedition 76% connected

The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Jaunt 76% connected

To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Junket 76% connected

A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Mush 76% connected

Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Odyssey 76% connected

An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Outing 76% connected

The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Passage 76% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Pilgrimage 76% connected

The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the journey of human life.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Ride 76% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Tour 76% connected

A tower.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Transit 76% connected

The act of passing; passage through or over.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Trip 76% connected

To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Voyage 76% connected

Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or count…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Way 76% connected

Away.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Manner of action 9

Cruise 76% connected

See Cruse, a small bottle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Fly 76% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Navigate 76% connected

To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or commu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Ride 76% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Sail 76% connected

An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Ship 76% connected

Pay; reward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Sledge 76% connected

A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Tour 76% connected

A tower.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Voyage 76% connected

Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one place, port, or count…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Broader term 7

Go 76% connected

Gone.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Jaunt 76% connected

To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Traveling 76% connected

of Travel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Travelling 76% connected

of Travel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Trip 76% connected

To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 10

Travel 74% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Travel 74% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Traveler 74% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Traveler 74% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Traveller 74% connected

Open the dictionary entry to review the exact meaning.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Traveller 74% connected

Open the dictionary entry to review the exact meaning.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Component part 2

Leg 70% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Stage 70% connected

A floor or story of a house.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 2

Journeying 92% connected

of Journey

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Travel 92% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.