Detour
Detour noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Excursion
Excursion noun - A short trip for pleasure.
Usage example: our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state
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Detour and excursion are semantically related in digression topic. You can use "Detour" instead a noun "Excursion".
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Excursion and Detour. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/excursion
Detour & Excursion. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/excursion>.
Excursion or Detour. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detour/excursion.
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