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long weekend

NOUN
holiday
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anniversary break celebration feast festival festivity gala layoff recess vacation
STRONG
fete fiesta jubilee leave liberty
WEAK
day of rest few days off gone fishing holy day red-letter day saint's day
NOUN
outing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excursion expedition picnic vacation
STRONG
airing drive jaunt junket roundabout spin weekend
WEAK
pleasure trip
NOUN
vacation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break holiday layoff recess respite rest sabbatical time off
STRONG
fiesta furlough intermission leave liberty recreation spell
WEAK
R and R breathing space day of rest few days off leave of absence two weeks with pay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
WEAK
work

Example Sentences

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Sometimes all you’ve got is a long weekend — and if you do it right, that’s more than enough.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

You may have missed it over the long weekend, but a partial government shutdown began on Saturday.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The index closed in overbought territory heading into the long weekend of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, only to drop back below its 50-day moving average when the market reopened on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Beaches across Sydney were closed to protect the public until weather improved, many of which have reopened for the Australia Day public holiday long weekend.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“You can’t get a group together for a long weekend without Ernest’s effect on them,” he reflected later.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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