Synonyms of holiday

holiday 1 of 2

noun

ˈhä-lə-ˌdā 

chiefly British

as in vacation

a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended

the member of parliament met his wife while on holiday in the south of France

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vacation
• break
• leave
• hols
• recess
• relaxation
• rest
• sabbatical
• furlough
• liberty
• respite
• breather
• interim
• interval
• legal holiday
• feast
• intermission
• loafing
• holy day
• idling
• lounging
• slacking

holiday

2 of 2

verb

as in to vacation

to take or spend a vacation

saw kangaroos while holidaying in Australia

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vacation
• rest
• escape
• relax
• get (away)
• get off
• break
• recess
• ease (up)
• lounge
• bum
• let up
• repose
• loaf
• idle
• slack (off)
• laze
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• slave
• labor
• struggle
• endeavor
• hustle
• strain
• plow
• toil
• strive
• plug
• sweat
• plod
• peg (away)
• hump
• grub
• travail
• slog
• drudge
• moil

Examples of holiday in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Starbucks' holiday menu will return later this week, the company shared on Instagram. —Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024

What states recognize Election Day as a holiday State of play: Election Day is a public holiday for 14 states, according to the Movement Advancement Project. —Kelly Tyko, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

Weill, who had holidayed in the area since childhood, bought an old hotel on the site in 2016 and asked famed architect Philippe Starck to redesign it. —Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2023

By the time David and Wallis are holidaying on Lord Moyne’s yacht Rosaura, Ernest is fully sunk. —Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2023