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Definitions

weekend

[week-end, -end] / ˈwikˌɛnd, -ˈɛnd /
NOUN
look-in
Synonyms
WEAK
appointment call evening holiday interview sojourn stay stop stopover talk tarriance vacation visitation
NOUN
outing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excursion expedition picnic vacation
STRONG
airing drive jaunt junket roundabout spin
WEAK
long weekend pleasure trip
NOUN
tour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circuit course cruise excursion expedition outing road round swing travel trek trip
STRONG
bout getaway go hitch hop jaunt junket peregrination progress roundabout run shift spell stretch stump time trick turn voyage
WEAK
circle tour overnight round trip whistle-stop
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
travel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
driving excursion flying movement navigation ride sailing sightseeing tour transit trek trip
STRONG
biking commutation cruising drive expedition hop junket passage peregrination ramble riding seafaring swing touring trekking voyage voyaging walk wandering wanderlust wayfaring
WEAK
globetrotting overnight
NOUN
trip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cruise expedition foray jaunt outing run tour travel trek
STRONG
junket peregrination ramble voyage
WEAK
overnight
NOUN
visit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointment call holiday interview stay stop stopover talk vacation
STRONG
evening sojourn tarriance visitation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go
NOUN
voyage
Synonyms
STRONG
boating crossing cruise excursion hop jaunt junket passage sail swing tour travel travels trek trip
WEAK
overnight
VERB
travel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry cross cruise drive fly go migrate move proceed roam sail tour transmit trek vacation visit walk wander
STRONG
adventure cover explore hop jaunt jet junket motor progress ramble rove scour sightsee traverse voyage wend
WEAK
cover ground get through go abroad go camping go into orbit go riding knock around make a journey make one's way overnight set forth set out take a boat take a plane take a train take a trip
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade halt remain stay stop
STRONG
back up ignore

Example Sentences

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A record 45 million people will travel over Memorial Day weekend, AAA said Monday.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

French PM Sébastien Lecornu had said over the weekend that all five French citizens travelling back from Spain would be "immediately placed in strict isolation until further notice".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

This past weekend, as he prepared for a major, he opted for a different strategy: competing in an alternate-field event.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

A swarm of earthquakes shook Imperial County this weekend, with dozens of quakes, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.7, rattling the region around Brawley, south of the Salton Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

If his parents weren’t divorced, then he wouldn’t have to leave home every other weekend and go to his dad’s dumb apartment.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold