FLOATED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

floated

verb

past tense of float

as in hovered

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a canoe floating down the river particles of dust floating in the air

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as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place

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Recent Examples of floated Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors. — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 The idea is to develop the technology for movable plants that can be floated off the coast and used to power the port and eventually cities. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of porcelain bowls floated across enormous pools of water inside the Park Avenue Armory. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 Grand Theft Auto’s fictional Miami backdrop may make the jump from video game to real life under a marketing deal floated by Miami-Dade County. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Sanft didn’t connect the dots, but other tips and theories about different alleged shooters have floated around for decades. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Jamie Foxx just confirmed a Django Unchained rumor floated by costar Kerry Washington several years ago. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026 But one name being floated in Kansas City political circles as a potential candidate is Kevin McManus, a former councilman and Democratic state lawmaker. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Restrictions on energy, electricity or critical minerals, something Ford also floated, could instead raise costs for American companies and consumers by making key inputs more expensive or harder to obtain. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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Only the Lake Ontario name appeared on Apple’s platform as of Monday afternoon, although the label hovered above Canada’s water border.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2026, the proportion hovered around 20% from January through July.

— Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hovered

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Bears have wandered into people's homes across the United States in record numbers after a dry winter wiped out plants, grasses, berries and nuts that form around 90% of their diet, Reuters reported.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Emde wandered ahead while King lagged behind at her usual tempo, which is uncommonly slow but projects incongruous urgency.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wandered

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For nearly a hundred years, mule deer have roamed across the scenic but fragile ecosystem of Catalina Island in Southern California, ultimately becoming an ecological fixture and tourist attraction for folks who visit from the mainland.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The singer roamed the space, which created an eternity out of glass, and captured the experience on camera.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of roamed

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All but one happened between June and mid-September as people sat under a tree in a park, swam at the beach and rode bikes through a neighborhood.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The Piper remained largely intact as Tenkley, wearing a bikini, swam away from the aircraft with the help of a lifeguard who arrived in moments to assist.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of swam

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Lizzie and O’Neil also drifted apart as the actress continued touring with her theater company.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
The vehicle drifted to the right toward the shoulder, struck the woman and continued south on Franklin Boulevard, according to the CHP.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

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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

Verb

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

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