What is another word for expedition?
387 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən], [ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən], [ ˌɛ_k_s_p_ə_d_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]
Synonyms for the word "expedition" refer to a journey, mission, or exploration carried out with a specific purpose in mind. Some of these synonyms include adventure, excursion, trek, campaign, pilgrimage, quest, voyage, and safari. Each of these words carries its own connotation, depending on the type of expedition being undertaken. For instance, adventure suggests a thrilling or risky journey, while pilgrimage refers to a religious or spiritual journey. Campaign and quest indicate a more goal-oriented expedition, while safari tends to be associated with wildlife exploration. Regardless of the word used, expeditions are often undertaken for the purpose of discovery, exploration, or accomplishment.
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Similar words for expedition:
- acceleration (noun)
- act (noun)
- agility (noun)
- alacrity (noun)
- caravan (noun)
- celerity (noun)
- dispatch (noun)
- drive (noun)
- excursion (noun)
- expedition (noun)
- exploration (noun)
- field trip (noun)
- haste (noun)
- journey (noun)
- outing (noun)
- peregrination (noun)
- progress (noun)
- quest (noun)
- readiness (noun)
- ride (noun)
- tour (noun)
- tramp (noun)
- travel (noun)
- trek (noun)
Synonyms for Expedition:
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- Support Group ,
- army ,
- association ,
- band ,
- club ,
- commission ,
- contingent ,
- flash mob ,
- flash mobbing ,
- organization ,
- panel ,
- police .
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- move .
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- fast .
Other synonyms:
- Rapidness ,
- Speediness ,
- acceleration ,
- celerity ,
- crossing ,
- day trip ,
- drive ,
- hajj ,
- haste ,
- hayride ,
- mercy mission ,
- milk run ,
- mystery tour ,
- overnighter ,
- progress ,
- road trip ,
- space flight ,
- speed ,
- test drive ,
- the school run ,
- walkabout ,
- wanderings .
- swing .
- spin .
- exploration ,
- fleetness ,
- grand tour ,
- guided tour ,
- milk round ,
- movement ,
- odyssey ,
- quickness ,
- rapidity ,
- red-eye ,
- round trip .
- run .
- row .
- cruise .
Other relevant words:
- dig .
- Discursion ,
- Emprise ,
- Expediting ,
- Expeditions ,
- Pernicity ,
- Punctualness ,
- Simplifying ,
- Smoothing ,
- Travels ,
- abruptness ,
- activity ,
- advance ,
- advancement ,
- adventure ,
- air speed ,
- airing ,
- alacrity ,
- ambulation ,
- analysis ,
- arena ,
- attack ,
- battle array ,
- battlefield ,
- become ,
- blitz ,
- briskness ,
- bust ,
- campaign ,
- caravan ,
- cavalcade ,
- chase ,
- chasse ,
- clarification ,
- communique ,
- company ,
- constitutional ,
- convert ,
- course ,
- crew ,
- crowd ,
- crusade ,
- decisiveness ,
- deflect ,
- despatch ,
- deviate ,
- dexterity ,
- digression ,
- dispatch ,
- early ,
- easing ,
- enquiry ,
- enterprise ,
- entrada ,
- examination ,
- expeditiousness ,
- explorers ,
- facilitation ,
- fastness ,
- field day ,
- field trip ,
- fleet ,
- flit ,
- flurry ,
- forwarding ,
- furtherance ,
- get ,
- goodwill ,
- ground speed ,
- hastening ,
- hastiness ,
- holy war ,
- hostile expedition ,
- hunt ,
- hurriedness ,
- hurrying ,
- hustle ,
- immediacy ,
- immediateness ,
- incursion ,
- inquiry ,
- inspection ,
- instantaneousness ,
- invasion ,
- investigation ,
- jehad ,
- jihad ,
- joyride ,
- knot ,
- knots ,
- lightning speed ,
- linger ,
- meander ,
- melioration ,
- miles per hour ,
- military expedition ,
- mission ,
- mobilization ,
- mooch ,
- nimbleness ,
- noctambulation ,
- noctambulism ,
- observation ,
- onset ,
- onslaught ,
- operations ,
- package tour ,
- party ,
- patrol ,
- perambulation ,
- peregrination ,
- peregrinations ,
- picnic ,
- pilgrimage ,
- pleasure trip ,
- posse ,
- precipitance ,
- precipitancy ,
- precipitateness ,
- precipitation ,
- precipitousness ,
- preferential treatment ,
- probe ,
- promotion ,
- promptitude ,
- promptness ,
- punctuality ,
- pursuit ,
- quest ,
- quickening ,
- raid ,
- readiness ,
- reconnaissance ,
- reduce to submission ,
- research ,
- review ,
- revolve ,
- roam ,
- rotate ,
- round pace ,
- round-trip ,
- rove ,
- rpm ,
- rubberneck tour ,
- rush ,
- rushing ,
- rustle ,
- sail ,
- sashay ,
- saunter ,
- scrutiny ,
- search ,
- sharpness ,
- shipment ,
- shoot ,
- simplification ,
- slip ,
- smartness ,
- snappiness ,
- somnambulism ,
- speeding ,
- spryness ,
- squadron ,
- stalk ,
- state of siege ,
- streamlining ,
- study ,
- suddenness ,
- survey ,
- swerve ,
- swiftness ,
- team ,
- theater of operations ,
- timeliness ,
- tramp ,
- travel ,
- travellers ,
- turn ,
- undertaking ,
- urgency ,
- velocity ,
- visit ,
- voyagers ,
- wander ,
- war ,
- warpath ,
- wayfarers .
- Hurries ,
- Movements ,
- Pursual ,
- Re-search ,
- airings ,
- circle tour ,
- eloquence ,
- excursion ,
- expedience ,
- footfall ,
- footfalls ,
- footslog ,
- gait ,
- handiness ,
- hegira ,
- jihads ,
- journey ,
- joyousness ,
- joyrides ,
- juggernaut ,
- legerity ,
- litheness ,
- long weekend ,
- outing ,
- over night ,
- overnight ,
- overnights ,
- pilgrimmage ,
- pleasure trips ,
- probings ,
- quickwittedness ,
- ripeness ,
- roundabouts ,
- school outing ,
- school trip ,
- seekings ,
- tour ,
- trek ,
- trip ,
- vagabondage ,
- volubility ,
- voyage ,
- walking trip ,
- weekend ,
- weekends ,
- whistle stop ,
- whistle-stop ,
- whistlestop ,
- zeal .
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How to use "Expedition" in context?
An expedition is a long and expensive journey undertaken by a small group of people with the explicit goal of acquiring knowledge or objects of interest. Many expeditions are also camping trips, where participants need to find or build their own shelter, cook their own food, and find places to relieve themselves.
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
exploration.
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Noun, singular or mass
expeditionary.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
diligence, dispatch, expediency, mission, swiftness, Speediness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
consignment, despatch, shipment, Movements, shipments.
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Noun, singular or mass
consignment, despatch, excursion, exploration, exportation, hike, journey, promptness, rapidity, shipment, shipping, speed, timeliness, tour.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Expedition:
Hyponym for Expedition:
n.
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act
journey, military campaign, campaign, journeying.
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group
working group, working party.
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act
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