Synonyms for meander

Most common

thread · wander · weave · stroll

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To wind or turn in a course or passage

   The stream meandered through the valley.

2. n. 1

   One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.

   the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body

Related words

Word family

meandering meandrous meandry

Forms

Plural

meanders → rambles, windings, labyrinths, mazes…

Past participle

meandered
e.g. meandered → wandered, winded, weaved, threaded…

Example sentences

• thread Which would be better, red thread or white thread?
• wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.
• weave Yanni uses this bark to weave traditional baskets.
• stroll Friend, how about we stroll through the Chinatown?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

turn¹, wind¹, worm¹, maze¹

5 letters

weave¹, twine¹

6 letters

thread¹, wander², stroll¹, ramble²

7 letters

winding²

9 letters

labyrinth³, riverbend³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wander² = 2 syllables).