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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On the Water Rent a kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard from Crystal River Outfitters and explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore via the meandering Crystal River. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026