Journey

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Journey is travel from one place to another, typically covering a considerable distance or taking significant time.

The word emphasizes the process of getting somewhere rather than the destination itself: The journey took three days by train.

Journey extends naturally to any progression through stages or experiences: her journey to sobriety, a spiritual journey.

As a verb, journey means to travel, though this use sounds somewhat literary or old-fashioned: They journeyed across the desert.

travel

voyage

Journey by sea

  • expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
  • tripPlanned travel somewhere
  • trekArduous overland journey

passage · odyssey · pilgrimage · crossing · itinerary · destination · departure · arrival · route · miles

narrative

hero

One admired for courage

  • questSeeking journey for something
  • adventureRisky exciting undertaking
  • epicImpressively grand in scope

odyssey · protagonist · trials · obstacles · companions · mentor · return · threshold · transformation · arc

personal

transformation

Thorough change in form

chapter · milestone · awakening · healing · recovery · becoming · evolution · progress · struggle · breakthrough

spiritual

pilgrimage

Religious journey to shrine

transcendence · sacred · soul · dharma · hajj · ashram · meditation · calling · faith · vision quest

musical

song

Musical piece with words

ballad · anthem · arena rock · eighties · concert · tour · frontman · vocals · power ballad · setlist

career

trajectory

Path of moving object

apprenticeship · mentorship · entry-level · pivot · setback · success · resume · portfolio · internship · breakthrough

Categories
Opposites
movement vs. stasis

Journeystay

Remain in position

stasis · stillness · immobility · stationary · remaining

departure vs. destination/origin

Journeyhome

One's personal residence

destination · arrival · origin · homecoming · starting point

process vs. completion

Journeyarrival

Act of reaching destination

completion · conclusion · end · finish · attainment

Phrases
Family

journeys, journeyed, journeying, journeyman, journeymen, journal, journals, journalism, journalist

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G