well-traveled

Seen many places

Well-traveled describes someone who has visited many places, especially foreign countries, and gained worldly experience from doing so: a well-traveled diplomat, She's well-traveled and speaks four languages.

The term can also describe routes or paths that see heavy use: a well-traveled road, the well-traveled route between the two cities.

journeyed

worldly

Experienced in practical affairs

nomadic · wanderlust · jet-setter · explorer · voyager · backpacker · pilgrim · odyssey · itinerant · cosmopolitan

experienced

worldly-wise

Experienced in practical matters

seasoned · veteran · savvy · broad-minded · educated · refined · enlightened · multilingual · adaptable · open-minded

worn

weathered

Eroded by exposure

dusty · rutted · grooved · patina · scuffed · eroded · aged · time-worn · creased · threadbare

routes

frequented

Visited regularly

beaten · trodden · worn · familiar · common · established · main · thoroughfare · highway · corridor

Categories
Opposites
geographic experience

well-traveleduntraveled

Never having journeyed

homebody · stay-at-home · homebound · sedentary · stationary

worldliness/sophistication

well-traveledunworldly

Lacking practical awareness

provincial · parochial · insular · narrow · sheltered

physical condition of routes

well-traveleduntraveled

Never having journeyed

unbeaten · unexplored · unused · remote · deserted

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G