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Synonyms of holiday

21 similar words

Another word for holiday is leave. Other synonyms of holiday are pause, break and festival.

Synonyms and similar words for holiday

nounA day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.

nounA day declared free from work by the state or government.

  • bank holiday UKA weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
  • national holidayA statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself.
  • day offA day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.
  • off day

nounA period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

  • leavePermission to be absent; time away from one's work.
  • time offA period of time where one is not required to work.
  • vacation USAn extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
  • annual leaveThe use of such days to be away from work; on holiday or vacation.
  • breakA short holiday.
  • getawayA vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.
  • leave of absenceA period of time during which a person is absent from work or other duty for a reason other than normal holidays or a...
  • pauseA short time for relaxing and doing something else.
  • recessA temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
  • time away
  • vacTo vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
  • vacaA surname from Spanish.
  • vacay USA vacation.

nounA gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.

Meaning of holiday

  1. noun A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
  2. noun A day declared free from work by the state or government.
  3. noun A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

Full definition of holiday

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Questions about synonyms of holiday

What is another word for holiday?
Holiday has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as leave, pause, break and festival.
What does holiday mean?
Holiday means a day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: holiday (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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