Meaning & use

destination

noun·Everyday

The place someone is traveling to or the final point of a journey.

See it in a sentence

Our final destination was a small coastal village few tourists ever visit.

The city has become a popular destination for food lovers from around the world.

A note on using this word

Destination can describe a literal travel endpoint or, more loosely, a life goal, as in destination in life.

Words with a similar meaning

endpointterminus

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Words with an opposite meaning

origindeparture point

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