HOVERING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in sailing

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verb

present participle of hover

as in floating

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 hovering

Adjective

He-Man was now a jolly, quip-ready hero, whose best friends were scaredy-cat Cringer (a green-and-yellow tiger who transformed into Battle Cat), and an annoying, hovering magician called Orko. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026 This is surprising for something that is supposed to require less hovering, especially if the host is out of hearing range of the device's alerts. —

New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026

Verb

Given that the average credit card APR is hovering above 21% right now, even modest balances can become expensive to carry over time. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Photos from the incident showed dozens of rescuers hovering over the narrow hole, which was roughly five feet wide, while lowering a ladder down to the man. —

Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Shares of SpaceX were around 6% higher at the start of premarket trading, hovering around the $170 mark. —

Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Firms stop hiring entry-level talent—contributing to youth unemployment rates hovering near 5-6% for recent graduates—while top performers flee toxic environments. —

Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Temperatures throughout the region are expected to top 100 degrees Saturday, with warm lows hovering in the mid-70s in some locations. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 He has been protected and nurtured at Leicester, but with Arsenal and others hovering, that journey is likely to continue elsewhere next season. —

Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 June 2026 Nahant Beach saw another jump to 95% after hovering around 80% for the previous four years, the report stated. —

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovering

Adjective

Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.

— Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.

— Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024