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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A Citadel strategist looked at prediction market changes during the Memorial Day long weekend to calculate market moves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

French authorities suspended the European Union's new digital border check system at Britain's Port of Dover on Saturday, as traffic piled up at the UK ferry terminal at the start of the long weekend.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Traders in U.S. assets will look to position themselves ahead of a long weekend, with markets closed Monday for Memorial Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It was going to be a long weekend.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

long weekend

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