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Synonyms of vacay

14 similar words

Another word for vacay is leave. Other synonyms of vacay are holiday, annual leave, break, day off and getaway.

Synonyms and similar words for vacay

nounA vacation.

  • leavePermission to be absent; time away from one's work.
  • holidayA period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
  • annual leave
  • breakA short holiday.
  • day offA day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.
  • getaway
  • 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
  • time offA period of time where one is not required to work.
  • vacTo vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
  • vacation Canada, US
  • vacaA surname from Spanish.

Meaning of vacay

  1. noun A vacation.
  2. verb To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).

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Questions about synonyms of vacay

What is another word for vacay?
Vacay has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as leave, holiday, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, leave of absence and pause.
What does vacay mean?
Vacay means a vacation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vacay (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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