Synonyms for saunter

Most common

stroll · amble · wander · walk

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

clamber

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.

   One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in meadows by the side of a stream.

2. n. 1

   A leisurely walk or stroll.

Forms

Plural

saunters → promenades, perambulations…

Past participle

sauntered
e.g. sauntered → strolled, ambled, wandered, walked…

Example sentences

• walk Another ten minutes' walk brought us to the shore.
• wander You had better not wander around here by yourself.
• stroll Friend, how about we stroll through the Chinatown?
• amble You can watch the cows amble through the pasture.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

lag¹

4 letters

walk¹, roam¹, rove¹

5 letters

stray¹, amble²

6 letters

wander², stroll¹, linger², ramble², loiter², bimble

8 letters

straggle², stravaig

9 letters

promenade³

13 letters

perambulation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amble² = 2 syllables).