Synonyms for sabbatical
səˈbæt ɪ kəlsab·bat·i·cal

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1. sabbatical, sabbatical leaveadjective

   a leave usually taken every seventh year

   Synonyms:
   sabbatical leave

2. sabbatical, sabbaticadjective

   of or relating to the Sabbath

   "Friday is a sabbatical day for Muslims"

   Synonyms:
   sabbatic

3. sabbaticaladjective

   of or relating to sabbatical leave

   "sabbatical research project"

   Synonyms:
   sabbatic

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How to use sabbatical in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey:

   My intention is not to go over and just hang out or take a sabbatical, but actually everything I'm doing in San Francisco, doing on another continent.

2. Ashwani Mahajan:

   The country would not lose anything if these foreign economists leave the country, nation building cannot be done by people on sabbatical leave.