MAUNDERS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

maunders

verb

present tense third-person singular of maunder

as in wanders

to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

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as in rambles

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour

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as in complains

chiefly British to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub

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The silent protagonist is as mysterious as the movie that wanders along the cinematic edge between the physical and the spiritual worlds.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Jet Wine Bar, Philadelphia Sparkling Spanish whites, earthy Georgian oranges, bright Chilean reds — Jet Wine Bar wanders wide for its exciting by-the-glass wine list.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 June 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.

— Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of rambles

Verb

Adrian complains that McElwee, instead of making documentaries, should have followed the lucrative path of a Hollywood director, and even reproaches him for having turned down an offer to make a TV commercial.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.

— Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026

Definition of complains

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North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Today, the herd roams the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and is managed in partnership with the local fire company, which hosts the annual pony swim—a beloved local tradition.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026

Definition of roams

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As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Israeli military warning rattles coastal city Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Definition of rattles

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In footage shared on TikTok, the 50 First Dates star is seen asking Rapp about her then-upcoming album, Snow Angel, when an audience member suddenly screams Barrymore’s name.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
The audience’s screams and applause for Knight and Keller lasted nearly 28 seconds.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of screams

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Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of cruises

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Mortgages, bonds, annuities, pensions, college savings plans, retirement accounts—the list goes on.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Before your home goes on the market, talk with your REALTOR® about your marketing strategy and ask about the benefits of listing in the MLS on day one.

— Heartland MLS®, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

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