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

Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

And while there’s fun to be had with the premise of the three characters constantly and accidentally switching places — most often in the middle of a space fight) — the meandering script unfortunately tries to do too much. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

The inaugural collection exhibition follows a long, meandering, periodically thrilling itinerary of spectacle. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

The lush grounds also include a 70-foot pool with an inset spa, a Baja ledge, and water features, along with a freestanding infrared sauna and meandering pathways winding through gardens and citrus groves. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

The resulting book, a deliberately meandering account of her Steel City sojourn, weds memoir, travelogue, philosophical rumination and journalistic investigation. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The meandering spacecraft was first spotted by amateur astronomer Bill Gray. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

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