Synonyms of perambulate

perambulate

verb

pə-ˈram-byə-ˌlāt 

1

as in to traverse

to make one's way through, across, or over

we decided to lazily perambulate the entire length of the esplanade and enjoy the fresh air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverse
• cross
• follow
• walk
• navigate
• travel
• track
• course
• cover
• cut (across)
• proceed (along)
• pass (over)
• peregrinate
• transit
• go
• ride
• tread
• hike
• traipse
• tramp
• run
• crisscross

2

as in to stroll

to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure

long summer evenings spent perambulating up and down the tree-lined streets of the quaint village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stroll
• wander
• saunter
• walk
• amble
• hike
• roam
• ramble
• tramp
• rove
• traverse
• march
• trek
• traipse
• tromp
• promenade
• peregrinate
• power walk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perambulate

Meanwhile, Soames perambulates a park with Irene, examining works of art in progress. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

Sentences tend to perambulate only to land in fresh territory. — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023

Bridge Street is one of Huntsville’s five Arts & Entertainment Districts, in which guests may perambulate outdoors with open containers of alcoholic beverages purchased at businesses within that district. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 22 Sep. 2022

Conveniently, Grey’s brother, Lord Melton, happens to be perambulating with Geneva and Isobel while Grey and Jamie are talking. — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2017