wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /

VERB

move about aimlessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amble cruise drift float hike meander ramble roam saunter straggle stray stroll traipse trek

STRONG

aberrate circumambulate deviate divagate diverge gad gallivant globetrot jaunt maunder peregrinate range roll rove trail tramp

WEAK

circumlocute circumnutate follow one's nose hopscotch take to the road walk the tracks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct run stay

VERB

digress; get lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ramble stray veer

STRONG

babble depart deviate divagate diverge err rave shift swerve

WEAK

get off the track get sidetracked go astray go off on a tangent lose one's way lose train of thought talk nonsense

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct stay

Example Sentences

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With videos from Kyiv City Walk, I virtually wandered the streets of the Ukrainian capital, battered by war and frigid, but still vibrant.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would take roughly 12 hours to watch the show from start to finish, but Stoschek and Kittelmann recommend an hour or two of aimless wandering.

From Los Angeles Times

I wander through the house looking for inspiration.

From Literature

“This isn’t somebody that just wandered off,” Nanos reiterated Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times

“Nancy Guthrie is of great sound mind,” Nanos said Monday, indicating that authorities didn’t believe this to be a case of an elderly person wandering off.

From The Wall Street Journal

wander

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