Synonyms of trip

trip 1 of 2

noun

1

as in expedition

a going from one place to another usually of some distance

I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expedition
• journey
• trek
• excursion
• flight
• tour
• voyage
• errand
• ride
• cruise
• travel(s)
• peregrination
• jaunt
• passage
• commute
• odyssey
• outing
• sail
• walk
• pilgrimage
• commutation
• junket
• drive
• hike
• sortie
• hop
• quest
• safari
• progress
• sally
• grand tour
• spin
• walkabout
• slog
• tramp

2

as in mistake

an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy

even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• blunder
• error
• stumble
• fumble
• misstep
• slip
• brick
• lapse
• gaff
• miscue
• gaffe
• goof
• flub
• clinker
• fault
• screwup
• boob
• inaccuracy
• slipup
• bobble
• fluff
• clanger
• oversight
• boo-boo
• pratfall
• blooper
• snafu
• misunderstanding
• bloomer
• howler
• boner
• miscalculation
• misinterpretation
• misjudgment
• misreading
• misconception
• misstatement
• misconstruction
• foul-up
• miscomprehension
• misdescription
• misapprehension
• misimpression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accuracy
• precision
• correctness
• exactness
• strictness
• exactitude
• perfection
• infallibility
• preciseness
• inerrancy

trip

2 of 2

verb

ˈtrip 

1

as in to jog

to go at a pace faster than a walk

went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jog
• trot
• run
• race
• hurry
• skip
• rush
• speed
• sprint
• gallop
• dash
• leap
• scoot
• scamper
• zip
• course
• scurry
• spring
• hustle
• bound
• blast
• jet
• breeze
• rocket
• blow
• hasten
• bowl
• hump
• shoot
• shag
• scuttle
• whisk
• belt
• rip
• zoom
• hie
• tear
• step (along)
• buzz
• whirl
• bustle
• canter
• lope
• hurl
• hare
• leg (it)
• foot (it)
• hoof (it)
• bolt
• hurtle
• barrel
• bomb
• blaze
• ram
• careen
• pelt
• hotfoot (it)
• nip
• rustle
• cannonball
• patter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stroll
• shuffle
• saunter
• drag
• amble
• linger
• crawl
• creep
• lag
• poke
• dawdle
• tarry
• loiter
• trudge
• shamble
• lumber
• limp
• plod
• dillydally
• hobble
• dally

2

as in to fall

to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily

tripped over a chair and landed on her face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• stumble
• slip
• tumble
• topple
• collapse
• slide
• crash
• skid
• plunge
• plop
• wipe out
• drop
• slump (over)
• precipitate
• keel
• plunk
• plummet
• plonk
• flump
• nose-dive
• crumple
• free-fall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stand (up)
• rise
• get up
• uprise

3

as in to hop

to move with a light springing step

dancers tripping lightly across the stage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hop
• skip
• bounce
• bound
• leap
• jump
• lope
• romp
• lollop
• caper
• gambol
• frisk
• vault
• skitter
• skim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumber
• trudge
• plod

4

as in to travel

to take a trip especially of some distance

while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travel
• trek
• tour
• journey
• voyage
• pilgrimage
• wander
• roam
• sail
• fly
• ride
• migrate
• cruise
• road-trip
• jaunt
• peregrinate
• bus
• hop
• traipse
• knock (about)
• cab
• drive
• motor
• rove
• ramble
• gig
• galavant
• jet
• coach
• gallivant
• navigate
• perambulate
• trundle
• roll
• barnstorm

5

as in to stumble

to make a mistake

the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stumble
• fumble
• blunder
• slip up
• lay an egg
• drop the ball
• goof (up)
• screw up
• foul up
• mistake
• nod
• err
• flub
• fluff
• louse up
• boob
• mess (up)
• murder
• misunderstand
• butcher
• bungle
• botch
• muff
• misjudge
• miscalculate
• mangle
• misdeem
• miscue
• misconceive
• foozle
• miscount
• bobble
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• mishandle
• misgauge

Examples of trip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Join 11 others in the comments View Comments NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, for example, was slated to spend about six months aboard the International Space Station for his inaugural trip to low-Earth orbit that kicked off in September 2022. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

In a statement announcing his trip, Trump took aim at Harris on the economy, which is a major issue for Arizona voters. —Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024

Verb

Lake's comfort and polish in front of the camera stood in contrast to Gallego, a military veteran who occasionally tripped on his words. —CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024

Lake proved comfortable on camera in contrast to Gallego, a military veteran who occasionally tripped on his words. —Jonathan J. Cooper and Gabriel Sandoval, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing trip

• field trip
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