Definitions

expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /

NOUN

journey; people on a journey

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caravan crew cruise crusade excursion exploration jaunt outing patrol quest safari squadron tour travel trek trip undertaking

STRONG

campaign cavalcade company crowd enterprise explorers fleet junket mission party peregrination picnic posse swing team travellers voyage voyagers wayfarers

WEAK

entrada

Antonyms

WEAK

blockage delay halt hindrance slowing stoppage

NOUN

speed; speeding up

Synonyms

STRONG

alacrity celerity dispatch expeditiousness goodwill haste hurry hustle promptitude promptness punctuality quickness rapidity readiness swiftness

Antonyms

STRONG

delay rest slowness

WEAK

blockage halt hindrance slowing stoppage

Example Sentences

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None had lived aboard for months on end as an expedition crew member afterward.

From Los Angeles Times

Military expeditions, wars and revolutions typically don’t have a lasting impact on U.S. stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Are you catching the August eclipse from an expedition cruise in the Arctic?

From The Wall Street Journal

I traveled the world recording music, supported coverage of news events and various cultural and scientific expeditions.

From Los Angeles Times

He has visited the fossil site and participated in several Arctic paleontology expeditions.

From Science Daily