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Definitions

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

Traffic levels are expected to be "consistently high" over the long weekend, according to research by the RAC and traffic information supplier Inrix, with over a million more trips planned than last year.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Seoul, which has surged more than 40 percent this year on the back of a tech rally, led the retreat by diving more than seven percent as investors returned from a long weekend.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

A Grand Prix professional tournament was to be played at Ellis Park during a long weekend in April, and I entered.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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