Synonyms of carry-on

carry-on 1 of 2

noun

ˈker-ē-ˌȯn 

as in suitcase

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles

the airline allows two carry-ons per person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitcase
• wallet
• backpack
• luggage
• bags
• handbag
• carryall
• briefcase
• holdall
• portmanteau
• traveling bag
• grip
• baggage
• kit
• knapsack
• rucksack
• overnight bag
• carpetbag
• duffel bag
• attaché
• valise
• haversack
• kit bag
• weekender
• overnight case
• traveling case
• packsack
• attaché case
• weekend bag
• weekend case
• cosmetic case

carry on

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to raise hell

to behave badly

a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raise hell
• act out
• misconduct
• disobey
• run riot
• rebel
• raise Cain
• act up
• misbehave
• cut up
• horse around
• kid (around)
• show off
• fool around
• clown (around)
• roughhouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obey
• act
• conduct
• bear
• quit
• move
• comply
• conform
• contain
• control
• handle
• check
• collect
• acquit
• compose
• comport
• curb
• restrain
• inhibit
• deport
• demean
• quiet
• repress
• constrain

2

as in to persist

to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persist
• hang in there
• persevere
• gut it out
• hang on
• keep up
• follow through (with)
• dig in
• knuckle down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• give up
• quit
• submit
• knock off
• give in
• yield
• bow
• surrender
• succumb
• hang back
• hesitate
• falter
• waver
• vacillate
• wobble
• wabble
• shilly-shally

3

as in to operate

to look after and make decisions about

carries on a business and still manages to run the household

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operate
• manage
• supervise
• oversee
• handle
• control
• run
• regulate
• conduct
• govern
• keep
• preside (over)
• watch over
• tend
• direct
• guide
• administer
• protect
• overlook
• care (for)
• administrate
• steward
• superintend
• steer
• watch
• lead
• safeguard
• pilot
• guard
• mind
• codirect
• comanage
• micromanage
• stage-manage

Examples of carry-on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are also small leather goods and a carry-on suitcase. —Lily Templeton, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024

Pack it in your vacation carry-on; wear it to work; throw it on under a jacket. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024

Verb

Stephen is pure toxic masculine evil in baggy jeans, carrying on a secret relationship with a wide-eyed Lucy over the show’s first season — only to dump her at its end and frame her as a lovesick stalker. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024

After several phone conversations with Queen’s Brian May about how that band carries on without Freddie Mercury, Alex came away with ideas about how to proceed. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024