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

The animals roamed near the Amboseli National Park, which borders a farming and livestock area around 140 miles south of the capital Nairobi, according to the Associated Press. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

In the Dominican Republic, officials continue to try to save species that once roamed free. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The swarms of flies that roamed the planet like a devouring fog enclosed the top of the tower, building new, shivering walls, buzzing in a frenzy of life and hunger. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026

The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time. — New Atlas, 26 July 2026

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for about 180 million years, but only a few thousand near-complete fossils have been discovered. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Torres, who roamed into the box unmarked, received a headed pass from Nico Williams and rocketed the ball with his left foot past Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in the 106th minute. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

The final day’s journey winds through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, where vicuñas, llamas, and alpacas roamed the high-altitude plains. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026