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 An entire home was lifted from its foundation and floated down the river before crashing into a pedestrian bridge. — Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Our analysis spotlighted how the worst is to come and floated that speculation internally has turned to the future of radio and podcast streamer BBC Sounds. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Other names that have previously been floated include Josh O’Connor and Jacob Elordi. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026 Trump has floated the possibility of restarting hostilities with Iran after the midterm election. — Justin Papp,caleigh Keating,garrett Downs,kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026 The scientists ducked as the boat floated beneath a rusty drawbridge, completed in 1911 and designed by Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate Bridge’s chief engineer. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The dance party started as a hundred mylar balloons floated down from the choir loft and a kaleidoscopic video of flowers was projected onto the dance floor. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026 The White House floated an idea that would’ve shut down virtually all mail-in voting. — ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 Diversification into more reliable sectors, including tourism, has been floated as a means to bring in the hard currency needed to allow the nation more access to global markets. — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

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Every part of Central Florida saw a significant drenching beginning Sunday morning and continuing through Monday as a result of a stubborn low pressure disturbance that hovered over the state.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Student growth in math and ELA at West Aurora — a measure of how much students have improved compared with their peers — generally hovered around average compared to the rest of the state, according to ISBE’s 2026 figures.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hovered

Verb

The descendants of the miners’ burros wandered back down from the hills to find a curious audience willing to feed them.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
In an office, people wandered into meetings early and talked about their weekend before anyone got to the agenda.

— Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of wandered

Verb

The project was conceived by Sohm, who roamed America for 40 years in an RV with his wife and a camera.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Just a few days ago, the son of 2016 Derby winner Nyquist roamed freely around the fields of nearby Gainesway Farm, a 1,500-acre pastoral equine playground whose history predates US independence.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

Brothers Kike and Lucas Morano also won individual races and swam on two first place relays for the Wildcats.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
After lingering in nearby waters for hours, the shark swam beneath an outer barrier net installed on the platform that night and reentered the waterway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of swam

Verb

Most of those are in the Atlanta suburbs — territory that has drifted decisively toward Democrats over the last decade.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Revuluri said he was concerned the race had drifted away from bread-and-butter education issues amid the political noise.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifted

Verb

Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
Moments later, a male lion strolled out of the thin trees behind me, settling by the pond for a drink.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

In past reelections, Matsui has largely cruised to victories.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
They will be joined by Bishop Moore and Horizon, teams that cruised to 3-0 region final victories on Wednesday night; along with Winter Park, which lost to Orangewood but stayed alive.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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