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 project was conceived by Sohm, who roamed America for 40 years in an RV with his wife and a camera. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Just a few days ago, the son of 2016 Derby winner Nyquist roamed freely around the fields of nearby Gainesway Farm, a 1,500-acre pastoral equine playground whose history predates US independence. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

For years, a leopard roamed the high mountain ridges and deep gorges in the sparsely populated region of southern Armenia. — Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

In March, federal officials estimated roughly 3,900 wild burros roamed there – far above the agency’s management target of about 450 animals. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026

While dinosaurs roamed the earth, giant monsters roamed the sea. — October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Dozens of species roamed and rutted on a tropical Earth, from the pig-sized Menoceras to the significantly larger Paraceratherium linxiaense, an animal almost as large as one of London’s red double-decker buses. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

During the Miocene era, crocodiles, rhino species, and peccary (pigs) resided on area lands, while whales, sharks, and massive seabirds roamed the water. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

The petition was inspired by a coyote with an extremely swollen face that roamed through a Studio City neighborhood for more than a year, which residents named Wendy. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026