Synonyms of expedition

expedition

noun

ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shən 

as in trip

a going from one place to another usually of some distance

an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trip
• journey
• trek
• excursion
• errand
• voyage
• flight
• tour
• travel(s)
• cruise
• ride
• peregrination
• passage
• outing
• jaunt
• sail
• odyssey
• sortie
• junket
• commute
• pilgrimage
• quest
• commutation
• safari
• hike
• progress
• hop
• drive
• sally
• walk
• grand tour
• walkabout
• tramp
• spin
• slog

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun expedition contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of expedition are dispatch, haste, hurry, and speed. While all these words mean "quickness in movement or action," expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters.

the case came to trial with expedition

paid bills with dispatch

When might haste be a better fit than expedition?

While the synonyms haste and expedition are close in meaning, haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

marry in haste

When can hurry be used instead of expedition?

Although the words hurry and expedition have much in common, hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush

When could speed be used to replace expedition?

In some situations, the words speed and expedition are roughly equivalent. However, speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action.

exercises to increase your reading speed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expedition

Here's everything to know about what's next for NASA's first lunar campaign since the Apollo era as the agency works toward a historic moon landing – and eventual human expeditions to Mars. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

Focused on a 2021 expedition in which Icelandic climber John Snorri Sigurjónsson and the Pakistani father-and-son team Ali and Sajid Sadpara attempt to become the first to summit K2 in winter, when conditions are at their harshest. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026

In July 1963, he and other members of the Everest team, including Gombu, were presented the Hubbard Medal of the National Geographic Society — which partially sponsored the expedition — by President Kennedy, four months before the president was assassinated. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Whittaker went on to climb Mount Everest in 1963 without his brother, who skipped the expedition to open a sporting goods store in Tacoma. —Ryan Brennan april 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026