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

For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The coyote, known to neighbors as Wendy, roamed a Studio City neighborhood for about a year with an extremely swollen face before wildlife and animal rescue groups captured her last week. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Other sights included the Netherland’s Birdmen — massive, illuminated, beaked creatures — that roamed the streets of Charlotte while acrobats with an Australian company swayed on 15-foot poles to celebrate nature. — Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026

While the Frenchman took the ball from Anderson and the defence and roamed all over, or found Erling Haaland with little flicks, Foden struggled to impose himself. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Trail cameras captured new images of Cinco the jaguar, one of five jaguars known to have roamed southern Arizona's borderlands. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026

For nearly a hundred years, mule deer have roamed across the scenic but fragile ecosystem of Catalina Island in Southern California, ultimately becoming an ecological fixture and tourist attraction for folks who visit from the mainland. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The singer roamed the space, which created an eternity out of glass, and captured the experience on camera. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Players in their official uniforms roamed from photo shoots on the indoor practice field — with props like a bag of potato chips set to the side for quick access — to curtained pop-up rooms to record content that will be used on game days. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026