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Synonyms for meandering

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Winding or rambling.

Example sentences

  • wandering Just wandering around can be a good way to travel.
  • winding I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
  • rambling I heard him rambling, the words entirely disconnected.
  • tortuous The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
meanderingrising
wanderingrising
windingsteady
ramblingrising
tortuoussteady

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

By length

7 letters
winding2, crooked2, nomadic3, devious3
8 letters
indirect3, rambling2, tortuous3
9 letters
wandering3, desultory4, meandrous
10 letters
serpentine3, discursive3
11 letters
anfractuous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (winding2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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méandreux