What is another word for holiday?
583 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɒlɪdˌe͡ɪ], [ hˈɒlɪdˌeɪ], [ h_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_d_ˌeɪ]
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Similar words for holiday:
- convivial (adjective)
- festive (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- anniversary (noun)
- celebration (noun)
- celebratory day; time off (noun)
- cruise (noun)
- event (noun)
- festival (noun)
- fun (noun)
- holy day (noun)
- inactivity (noun)
- leisure (noun)
- look-in (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- recess (noun)
- recreation (noun)
- red-letter day (noun)
- repose (noun)
- rest (noun)
- rite (noun)
- time off (noun)
- vacation (noun)
- visit (noun)
- fete (verb)
- leave (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- stative (verb)
- tour (verb)
- other synonyms
- Christmastime
- Shrove Tuesday
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Holiday:
adj.
• convivial (adjective)- more back-slapping,
- more conversible,
- most jocund,
- most holiday,
- clubbier,
- clubbiest,
- more back slapping,
- more backslapping,
- glad handering,
- most gladhandering,
- most glad handering,
- most festal,
- most back slapping,
- more holiday,
- more festal,
- more gladhandering,
- most glad-handering,
- more glad-handering,
- gladhandering,
- most backslapping,
- most conversible,
- more glad handering,
- most back-slapping,
- back slapping.
n.
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- anniversary,
- camp,
- honeymoon,
- escape.
- glorification,
- praise,
- merry-making,
- ceremony,
- rejoicing,
- joy,
- salute,
- commencement,
- honor,
- feast,
- spree,
- memorialization,
- acclamation,
- elation,
- proclamation,
- ovation,
- carousal,
- convocation,
- remembrance,
- jubilation,
- observance,
- ritual,
- glee,
- revelry,
- exultation,
- commemoration,
- inauguration.
- mis fortunes,
- co incidence,
- trans-actions,
- mis-fortunes,
- mis takes,
- trans action,
- trans-action,
- co-incidences,
- mis-takes,
- co-incidence,
- trans actions,
- mis fortune,
- co incidences,
- mis take,
- mis-take.
- dis tractions,
- living ups,
- re-laxations,
- dis traction,
- jokings,
- clownings,
- dis-tractions,
- whoopees,
- non senses,
- re-laxation,
- non sense,
- non-senses,
- dis-traction,
- living it ups,
- rompings,
- re laxation,
- living up,
- re laxations,
- non-sense.
- rest.
- vacant hour,
- idle hours,
- requiescence,
- unemployment,
- spare moment,
- spare moments,
- spare time,
- one's own sweet time.
- re-creation,
- REC,
- Divertissement,
- red-letter day,
- few days off,
- long weekend,
- timeout,
- foolery,
- interregnum,
- Leisure Activities,
- binge,
- junketing,
- Buffooneries,
- joking,
- leisure time,
- legal holiday,
- day off,
- celebration,
- time off,
- wonder,
- recess,
- day,
- government,
- vacation,
- special day,
- mental health day,
- breathing spell,
- religious festival,
- conjunctures,
- leisure,
- stay,
- holy day,
- visit,
- time,
- good times,
- fun,
- phase,
- pastime,
- Interregnums,
- conjuncture,
- whoopee,
- re-creations,
- memorial day,
- time out,
- summer,
- day to remember,
- buffoonery,
- recreation,
- cutoff,
- fun and games,
- event,
- Fooleries,
- look in,
- Leisure Activity,
- thing,
- nonsense,
- breakoff,
- fiesta,
- two weeks with pay,
- divertissements,
- junketings,
- good time,
- living it up,
- relaxation,
- festivity,
- marvel,
- break-off,
- gala day,
- Laughters.
- inter ludes,
- breakoffs,
- break-offs,
- re-cesses,
- re-cess,
- inter-lude,
- breathing spells,
- re cesses,
- inter lude,
- re cess,
- break offs,
- interregna,
- inter-ludes.
- ease,
- furlough,
- repose,
- inactivity.
v.
• fete (verb)- made much of,
- rolled out the red carpet,
- holds reception for,
- holding reception for,
- makes much of,
- rolled out red carpet,
- rolls out red carpet,
- rolling out the red carpet,
- rolling out red carpet,
- festivaling,
- rolls out the red carpet,
- festivaled,
- wine dine,
- held reception for.
- takes trip,
- sightseen,
- globetrots,
- took trip,
- go road,
- took a trip,
- globe-trotted,
- globe trotting,
- globe trotted,
- goes on road,
- goes the road,
- went on the road,
- takes a trip,
- goes on the road,
- went road,
- take trip,
- going on the road,
- went the road,
- going road,
- taking trip,
- go on road,
- going on road,
- going the road,
- went on road,
- sightsaw,
- globe-trots.
Other synonyms:
• Christmastime-
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- safari,
- bank holiday,
- excursion,
- Veteran's Day,
- carnival,
- new year's day,
- national holiday,
- package deal,
- jeep safari,
- thanksgiving,
- working vacation,
- festival,
- safari holiday,
- presidents' day,
- activity vacation,
- summer camp,
- minibreak,
- getaway,
- labor day,
- walking tour,
- package tour,
- arbor day,
- lecture tour,
- may day,
- ANZAC Day,
- xmas,
- Australia Day,
- activity holiday,
- house swap,
- playtime,
- staycation,
- Columbus Day,
- weekend,
- public holiday,
- study tour,
- Good Friday,
- R and R,
- Canada Day,
- adventure travel,
- the Fourth of July.
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- independence day,
- leave,
- religion,
- package.
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- get away.
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- season.
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- get off.
- globe-trotting,
- take a trip,
- vacationing,
- globetrot,
- sightseeing,
- Jaunted,
- making much of,
- Voyaged,
- globe trot,
- holidayed,
- tour,
- globe-trot,
- holidaying,
- hold reception for,
- roll out the red carpet,
- fete,
- make much of,
- sightsee,
- roll out red carpet,
- Jaunting,
- Junketed,
- globetrotting.
- installation,
- annul,
- idle,
- suppose,
- leave of absence,
- calm,
- confine,
- meal,
- hooky,
- restful,
- inaction,
- convenience,
- abandon,
- vacate,
- Absentation,
- golden jubilee,
- bogus,
- cinch,
- caesura,
- smooth sailing,
- off-time,
- armistice day,
- lull,
- free,
- high holiday,
- abstemious,
- toast,
- holy,
- silver anniversary,
- departure,
- intermission,
- tarry,
- sabbatical leave,
- cleanse,
- banquet,
- nonappearance,
- silver jubilee,
- Holidays,
- Red-letter,
- relief,
- nonattendance,
- memory,
- drop,
- sojourn,
- harvest-home,
- gay,
- lie fallow,
- gleeful,
- vac,
- cessation,
- letup,
- fair,
- sacred,
- suspension,
- artificial,
- excused absence,
- unoccupied,
- absenteeism,
- default,
- paean,
- unencumbered,
- fete day,
- joyful,
- plateau,
- coronation,
- sober,
- rest period,
- shore leave,
- recreational,
- not real,
- interim,
- religious rites,
- bind,
- cut,
- downtime,
- salvo,
- Dies non,
- plain sailing,
- stopover,
- fanfare,
- Abscondence,
- absence,
- interval,
- paid vacation,
- remission,
- hesitation,
- sabbatical year,
- silver wedding,
- blithe,
- C,
- look-in,
- absence without leave,
- quit,
- borrow,
- running away,
- sabbath,
- pause,
- tribute,
- Absenting,
- constrain,
- comfortable,
- interlude,
- sick leave,
- feria,
- curb,
- hallowed,
- junket,
- pleasurable,
- carefree,
- take leave,
- Anniversaries,
- moderate,
- lively,
- happy,
- hold,
- surmise,
- abeyance,
- Celebrating,
- revel,
- HOLS,
- restrain,
- golden anniversary,
- triumph,
- temperate,
- time to spare,
- intermezzo,
- cheerful,
- interruption,
- bound,
- Racketing,
- diamond jubilee,
- stand-down,
- quiet,
- cheery,
- jamboree,
- lapse,
- guess,
- consume,
- mild,
- curtail,
- flourish of trumpets,
- suspect,
- coffee break,
- reasonable,
- restrict,
- testimonial,
- intermittence,
- straight sailing,
- sacrosanct,
- bright,
- inhibit,
- Diamond anniversary,
- playday,
- joyous,
- cease-fire,
- stop,
- leaving,
- ferial,
- disappearance,
- respite,
- candle,
- breather,
- presentation,
- fleeing,
- gaudy,
- free time,
- Fanfaronade,
- prevent,
- truancy,
- golden wedding,
- circumscribe,
- truce.
How to use "Holiday" in context?
A holiday typically refers to a day off work, either statutory or customarily observed by a group of people. The term is derived from the Old English hlafræd, meaning "loaf-festival", because many medieval festivals were held on the day before the Christian Christmas. Other names for a holiday are public holiday, patriotic holiday and intermittent holiday.
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Forward Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
day.
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Noun, singular or mass
day.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
Separations.
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Noun, singular or mass
homecoming.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
Homophones for Holiday:
- Holladay, Holliday.
Hypernym for Holiday:
n.
v.
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stative
honeymoon.
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stative
Hyponym for Holiday:
n.
-
time
day, leisure time, leisure.
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time
v.
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