Synonyms for holiday
ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪhol·i·day

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1. holidaynoun

   Synonyms:
   time off, Bank Holiday, vacation, national holiday, feast day, leave

2. holidaynoun

   To take a period of time away from work or study.

   Synonyms:
   Bank Holiday, time off, leave, feast day, vacation, national holiday

3. holidaynoun

   A day declared free from work by the government.

   Synonyms:
   time off, feast day, Bank Holiday, national holiday, leave, vacation

4. holidaynoun

   A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.

   Synonyms:
   feast day, Bank Holiday, time off, national holiday, leave, vacation

5. holidaynoun

   A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.

   I want to take a French course this summer holiday.

   Synonyms:
   feast day, time off, Bank Holiday, leave, vacation, national holiday

6. holidaynoun

   A period taken off work or study for travel.

   Synonyms:
   vacation, Bank Holiday, time off, national holiday, leave, feast day

7. holidaynoun

   An unintentional gap left on a plated, coated, or painted surface.

   Synonyms:
   leave, Bank Holiday, vacation, feast day, national holiday, time off

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1. vacation, holidaynoun

   leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

   "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

   Synonyms:
   vacation

2. holidayverb

   a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

   "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

   Synonyms:
   vacation

3. vacation, holidayverb

   spend or take a vacation

   Synonyms:
   vacation

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1. • Leisure Time
   • Spend

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1. vacation

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. holidaynoun

   Synonyms:
   festival, anniversary, celebration

2. holidaynoun

   Synonyms:
   day of amusement

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1. holidaynoun

   Synonyms:
   festival, fête, fiesta (Sp.)

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1. List of paraphrases for "holiday":

   holidays, vacation, leave, recess, vacances, fiesta, festive, semester, feast, break, festival, fêtes, vacations

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1. President Biden:

   Photos and videos from 2019 feel like they were taken in another era, the last vacation, the last birthday with friends, the last holiday with extended family.

2. Pilar Quintana-Williams:

   I think that it has been a difficult year for everybody with quarantine, with all the changes, so the stakes are high. But again, we want to bring humor and we want to bring lightheartedness to the holiday.

3. John Rood:

   A lot of Chinese banks require you to use a USB drive to log into your account, for security measures, but if the financial departments didn't bring the USB drive home before the holiday, our payments will probably be delayed another week.

4. Tami Zak:

   You absolutely have permission to feel whatever you need to feel — remember, the holiday will be over tomorrow, if you need to wallow tonight, it’s all good.

5. Marwan Shurrab:

   Turnover has been low, and markets will continue to lack liquidity given the month of Ramadan and the summer holiday overlap, which usually sees shrinking volumes.