excursion

noun

ik-ˈskər-zhən How to pronounce excursion (audio)
Definition of excursionnext
1
as in tour
a short trip for pleasure our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration the professor's frequent and sometimes far-ranging excursions in his lectures are the stuff of campus legend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of excursion Be sure to check out the ever-changing roster of activities, including country excursions outfitted by outerwear company Barbour and parlor games featuring Checkers, Tic Tac Toe, and Connect 4 designed by Edie Parker. — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 The breathable, flowy fit is comfy and perfect for sightseeing days, shopping excursions, and even a nice dinner out, and the $27 price tag will hardly make a dent in your travel budget. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2026 The first crew operated through Bayron Bennett, a handyman who provided services for Pino’s yacht excursions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 After a century of Mongol rule, the Ming dynasty began with a brief excursion into the outside world in the form of the famed treasure fleets of the early fifteenth century. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excursion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
  1. tour
  2. tangent
  3. jaunt
  4. expedition
  5. outing
Noun
  • For the past 12 years, the couple has tried to teach students to recognize when someone is at risk and step in, through a documentary about their son’s death, through a speaking tour of middle and high schools and through the Remember Nolan Project.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel can arrange tours with excellent local guides on the subject of art, history, music, restaurants, or the supernatural, one of our city’s specialties.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • That got Cristobal off on a tangent about the type of players that UM targets.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of tangent
Noun
  • With all that steam, the group will embark on a 2027 North American and European headline jaunt, titled Into The Beginning Tour.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Kicking off February 23, the North American jaunt will see the singer perform in cities across the US and Canada, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Vancouver.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of jaunt
Noun
  • Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia Object expedition in Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Phoenix Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • The Panthers became the first team to ever have players turn natural hat tricks — three consecutive goals by one player — in three straight games after Brady Tkachuk achieved the feat in the team’s previous two outings.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • With two separate houses, a rushing creek running through the grounds, and a sauna and a cedar barrel hot tub beside the water, the sprawling estate gave our group a place to gather (or rather, frolic) between outings.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of outing

Browse Nearby Words

exculpatory
excursion
excursionist
See all Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All