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be all over the map

VERB

meander

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drift ramble roam snake stray stroll traipse

STRONG

change gallivant peregrinate range recoil rove turn twine twist wind

WEAK

extravagate get sidetracked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stay

STRONG

straighten untwist

WEAK

go direct stay on path

VERB

ramble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble digress meander roam saunter straggle stroll traipse zigzag

STRONG

clamber climb cruise depart divagate diverge drift extend fork gad gallivant perambulate percolate peregrinate promenade range rove scramble snake sprawl spread spread-eagle straddle stray trail turn twist walk wind

WEAK

bat around branch off excurse get sidetracked knock about knock around sprangle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

run

STRONG

join stay straighten

WEAK

be direct

Example Sentences

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Outcomes can be all over the map on other matters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

There are so few established norms on year-end giving viewpoints about who should get tips over the holiday season – and how much they should get – can be all over the map.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022

A recent flurry of news articles bewailed our great American backwardness in wine drinking, quoting one of those dodgy market research surveys that seemed to be all over the map.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2022

If someone is thinking of me for a part, it will be all over the map.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

I’m going to be all over the map here, kind of like you just were.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2018

be all over the map

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