Synonyms of roamed

roamed

verb

past tense of roam

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly

he took a year off and roamed over Europe before going on to college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wandered
• strolled
• drifted
• cruised
• floated
• roved
• meandered
• ranged
• traipsed
• knocked (about)
• rambled
• sauntered
• batted
• gallivanted
• ambled
• mooched
• gadded (about)
• kicked around
• maundered
• dawdled
• tramped
• strayed
• straggled
• moped
• hoboed
• vagabonded
• milled (about or around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roamed

Coyotes, the true American canine, have roamed this continent for more than 2 million years and were venerated by many of those same Indigenous peoples who once made camp in Big Sky. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

The plant-eating giant, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is believed to have roamed what is now northeast Thailand around 130 million years ago. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Nomadic warriors called the Scythians roamed the Eurasian Steppe on horseback during the Iron Age. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

And with World Cup matches ongoing, tourists roamed about wearing Morocco, Norway and Ghana jerseys, sometimes taking pictures with one another. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

The two cats stayed at the house but also roamed outside to help with the rats. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Earlier this month, dozens of police officers, hunters and city officials were deployed in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to catch a bear that roamed the streets for four days, forcing mass school closures. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

The island was named for the wild horses that roamed here for years after being brought by Spanish explorers. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

With far less hair, Ella’s green eyes seemed greener, like those of the feral black cats that roamed their hamlet, meowing for table scraps, which were often given without hesitation. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026