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noun as in expedition

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• peregrination

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If you don’t have a pet, lockdown without constant potty breaks or jaunts through the neighborhood can be even more contained.

A casual jaunt over to Mars no longer seems like a fantastical vision statement.

Doctors immediately criticized the jaunt outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying the president had put everyone inside the vehicle at risk.

Because I want the ability to leave my iPhone, and all its distractions, at home during my neighborhood jaunts.

As we’ll see, their union targets automating the elaborate dance between lenders and lawyers that turns what’s now a long journey into a digital jaunt.

I went back while Lorne [Michaels] was on his 5-year jaunt in the wilderness, and Ebersol was producing.

No flight is ever allowed to take off without a safety demonstration, and this jaunt is no different.

Our driver for our weekend jaunt into the mountains was right out of central casting.

They even tacked an extra day onto the jaunt, playing hooky that Tuesday.

There is no reason to think that Palin's jaunt abroad will be any more successful.

Their journeyings were on the scale of a jaunt to Switzerland as compared with Mr. Norman's.

Usually when on a shooting jaunt of several hours from camp several porters go along to carry home the game.

I think we'll go for a jaunt, if you're ready, as the light falls quickly here.

This has been a long excursus, and we must get back to our jaunt on the plain.

“Why, this might be an up-the-river jaunt,” said Denham, as the appetising daintiness of each article of food revealed itself.

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verb as in sail

• keep steady pace
• push off/push on
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noun as in sailing expedition

noun as in journey by vehicle

• Sunday drive

noun as in journey

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On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jaunt, such as: excursion, jog, journey, junket, picnic, and ramble.

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[ jawnt , jahnt ]

• a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

verb (used without object)

• to make a short journey.
• a short pleasurable excursion; outing
• intr to go on such an excursion

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Derived forms.

• ˈjauntingly , adverb

Other Words From

• jaunting·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaunt 1

Example Sentences

If you don’t have a pet, lockdown without constant potty breaks or jaunts through the neighborhood can be even more contained.

A casual jaunt over to Mars no longer seems like a fantastical vision statement.

Doctors immediately criticized the jaunt outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, saying the president had put everyone inside the vehicle at risk.

Because I want the ability to leave my iPhone, and all its distractions, at home during my neighborhood jaunts.

As we’ll see, their union targets automating the elaborate dance between lenders and lawyers that turns what’s now a long journey into a digital jaunt.

I went back while Lorne [Michaels] was on his 5-year jaunt in the wilderness, and Ebersol was producing.

No flight is ever allowed to take off without a safety demonstration, and this jaunt is no different.

Our driver for our weekend jaunt into the mountains was right out of central casting.

They even tacked an extra day onto the jaunt, playing hooky that Tuesday.

There is no reason to think that Palin's jaunt abroad will be any more successful.

Their journeyings were on the scale of a jaunt to Switzerland as compared with Mr. Norman's.

Usually when on a shooting jaunt of several hours from camp several porters go along to carry home the game.

I think we'll go for a jaunt, if you're ready, as the light falls quickly here.

This has been a long excursus, and we must get back to our jaunt on the plain.

“Why, this might be an up-the-river jaunt,” said Denham, as the appetising daintiness of each article of food revealed itself.

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Synonyms of jaunts

• as in excursions
• as in trips
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Synonyms & Similar Words

• expeditions
• pilgrimages
• peregrinations

Thesaurus Definition of jaunts  (Entry 2 of 2)

• knocks (about)
• road - trips
• perambulates
• peregrinates

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Synonyms for jaunt dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt jaunt, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word jaunt ., princeton's wordnet rate these synonyms: 1.0 / 4 votes.

excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, expedition, sashay verb

a journey taken for pleasure

"many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

Synonyms: excursion , dispatch , digression , expedition , picnic , chasse , field day , hostile expedition , despatch , expeditiousness , outing , junket , sashay , military expedition , pleasure trip

travel, trip, jaunt verb

make a trip for pleasure

Synonyms: move around , travel , turn on , actuate , trip up , spark off , trip , trigger off , get off , move , spark , touch off , locomote , trip out , trigger , activate , go , set off , stumble , journey

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Synonyms: ramble , excursion , trip , tour , stroll , short journey

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