the trip that a person makes when they commute to work a two-hour commute into downtown Washington I have only a short commute to work. Today most commutes are not from suburb to city, but from one suburb to another. Thesaurustrip
- journey
- tour
- commute
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again:a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of traveling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart:a long and difficult journey across the mountains
- A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be:a trip to New York a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the traveling takes a long time and is difficult.
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:a tour of California
- commute the regular trip that a person makes when they travel to work and back home again:a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:My project team organized an afternoon outing to celebrate.
- an overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/train trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to take a(n) trip/journey/expedition/excursion
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- journey
- tour
- commute
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again:a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of traveling from one place to another, especially when they are far apart:a long and difficult journey across the mountains
- A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be:a trip to New York a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the traveling takes a long time and is difficult.
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:a tour of California
- commute the regular trip that a person makes when they travel to work and back home again:a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:My project team organized an afternoon outing to celebrate.
- an overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/train trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to take a(n) trip/journey/expedition/excursion
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