Synonyms for roam
Definitions
- v. 1
To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- v. 2
To range or wander over.
Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
Related words
- Word family
- roamer
- Phrases
- freedom to roam right to roam
Forms
- Past participle
- roamed
e.g. roamed → rambled, roved, strolled, strayed…
Choose the right word
Range, roam, and rove imply the traversing of considerable, often of vast, distances of land or sea; range commonly implies a purpose; as, cattle range for food; a hunting-dog ranges a field for game. Roam and rove are often purposeless, and always without definite aim.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- stray I found a stray dog on my way home. Can I keep it?
- stroll Friend, how about we stroll through the Chinatown?
- ramble I tend to ramble, so stop me if I go off on a tangent.
- wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.
- mill You mill mine, and I'll mill the village chief's.
By length
- 3 letters
- err1
- 4 letters
- roll1, cast1, mill1, swan1, rove1
- 5 letters
- range1, drift1, stray1, tramp1, prowl1, mooch
- 6 letters
- travel2, wander2, stroll1, ramble2, bimble
- 7 letters
- journey2, saunter2, shrithe
- 8 letters
- vagabond3, straggle2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (travel2 = 2 syllables).