CRUISED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

cruised

verb

past tense of cruise

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

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as in sailed

to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of cruised On Sunday morning, great clouds covered the tops of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, but the weather cleared up while the mother and daughter cruised together as participants in Bike the Drive. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The 36-year-old cruised through seven scoreless innings, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out seven batters. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 And while the Tigers cruised the rest of the way with their backups and third-teamers, there were enough miscues in all facets that Drinkwitz was left flush with coaching points. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 At the same time, Tempo cruised along, still far off the pace. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Snell had cruised through the first two innings, a Texas leaguer into shallow right field the only blemish on an otherwise perfect beginning. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Parton cruised into the back half of the ’80s as one of the most famous people in America. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 The Falcons cruised to a 34-6 victory over the Colts on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026 While Collier poured in 12 first half points and Miles cruised to five assists in the first half, the Valkyries trailed 41-26 at halftime. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wandered

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And a 26-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin arrived aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle, which had sailed from England nearly four years earlier on a mission to chart South America.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
Tyler Shough’s two-point pass attempt sailed over Noah Fant, allowing Detroit to avoid the near-collapse with a 31-30 victory in overtime.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailed

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For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The coyote, known to neighbors as Wendy, roamed a Studio City neighborhood for about a year with an extremely swollen face before wildlife and animal rescue groups captured her last week.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

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Braun strolled alongside Sweeney in a pair of beige suede boat shoes.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Once the final paddle was raised, the crowd strolled over to the President’s Suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium for dessert, Honey Deuces, and a front row seat to the nail-biting Djokovic-Navone match.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

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The Rams did secure one interception on Purdy, when Quentin Lake drifted back into zone and Purdy tried to force a ball to Evans and threw it right at Lake.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

Verb

With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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