Synonyms of meandering

meandering 1 of 2

adjective

as in rambling

passing from one topic to another

a meandering interview with the presidential hopeful that covered everything from his family life to his proposed foreign policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambling
• wandering
• digressive
• indirect
• discursive
• excursive
• leaping
• desultory
• maundering
• roundabout
• digressionary
• digressional
• circuitous
• deviating
• devious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consistent
• logical
• coherent
• direct
• focused
• straightforward
• undeviating

meandering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of meander

as in wandering

to move about from place to place aimlessly

theatergoers meandering around the lobby waiting for the play to start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wandering
• roaming
• drifting
• strolling
• cruising
• floating
• rambling
• roving
• ranging
• knocking (about)
• traipsing
• gallivanting
• ambling
• sauntering
• batting
• maundering
• gadding (about)
• mooching
• dawdling
• kicking around
• straying
• moping
• straggling
• tramping
• milling (about or around)
• vagabonding
• hoboing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of meandering

Verb

His opposing counsel called the meandering show a calculated performance. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Vaniček has certainly delivered — a relentlessly violent, overlong, one-note, meandering grindhouse that lacks its predecessors' Looney Tunes approach to horror and humor. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Photos captured them meandering through cobblestone streets with their arms wrapped around each other, crossing the lake by wooden speedboat and sharing a kiss in the rain. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

What’s so beautiful about the speech Hannah Moscovitch wrote is that meandering thought process, with threads of thoughts that disappear and reappear. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 July 2026

The president confirmed that Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of weapons giant Lockheed Martin, is footing the bill toward the end of a lengthy and meandering Oval Office event on Monday, July 6. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

After passing Tacoma and Olympia, the route continues south through Washington’s lush, green forests, meandering rivers, and quiet towns tucked between tall trees. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Hogan’s testimony was, at times, meandering and difficult to follow. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

After a meandering path to the NBA, Spencer was good enough on his two-way deal last year to earn a promotion, as well as brief meme status for his in-game histrionics. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 26 June 2026