HOVERED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hovered

verb

past tense of hover

as in floated

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed

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Recent Examples of hovered One day in June, as temperatures hovered around 90, Pugh visited Watershed Navigation Center, a refuge run by Partnership for people without steady housing to have a meal or see a doctor. — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 The county’s four oldest classes, grades 9-12, hovered above 26,500 last October. — Austin Horn august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 A couple of other gulls hovered nearby, but none nearly as close as Jerry. — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 Artsakh’s population hovered around 150,000, split between the cities of Shusha and Stepanakert and the villages dotted between. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 The inflation rate has hovered above the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years, a phenomenon that has aggravated an ongoing affordability crisis. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 29 July 2026 The thought of retirement has hovered around Rodgers for quite some time now, including this offseason, when the Steelers, and the rest of the NFL, for that matter, waited patiently to see if this was indeed the end of his career. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 With the Fed’s benchmark holding steady, the average interest rate on a new credit card offer has hovered near 24% for months, according to LendingTree. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 29 July 2026 In 2026, however, that number hovered just above 28,000 before the league-wide World Cup break. — Alex Zietlow july 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered

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The idea is floated that Alice married Hagood because her churchgoing parents would not have countenanced her going to Paris any other way; then again, photographs of him present a man of striking good looks.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
In the meeting today, attendees floated the idea of a future event related to the proposal, perhaps to continue discussing it.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

Starz shares, which have more than doubled in 2026 to date, drifted down 2% in pre-market trading.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Penix nearly tossed another touchdown to receiver Jahan Dotson, who made the catch right along the back line but drifted out of bounds on his way down.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of drifted

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Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Silent and purposeful, the pelicans cut through a raucous chaos of gulls at the end of the wharf and glided on into the marsh.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026