Synonyms of roaming

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adjective

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomadic
• nomad
• wandering
• peregrine
• ambulatory
• migrant
• roving
• ranging
• on the move
• itinerant
• peripatetic
• ambulant
• vagrant
• wayfaring
• migratory
• errant
• vagabond
• walking
• fugitive
• gallivanting
• perambulatory
• drifting
• rambling
• meandering
• footloose
• sauntering
• traipsing
• strolling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• static
• stationary
• standing
• settled
• immobile
• still
• motionless
• nonmoving

roaming

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verb

present participle of roam

as in wandering

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

• wandering
• strolling
• drifting
• cruising
• floating
• roving
• ranging
• meandering
• traipsing
• knocking (about)
• gallivanting
• rambling
• sauntering
• batting
• ambling
• mooching
• gadding (about)
• maundering
• kicking around
• dawdling
• moping
• straying
• tramping
• straggling
• vagabonding
• milling (about or around)
• hoboing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roaming

Verb

Earlier this month, a mountain lion was seen roaming around in the city's Panhandle neighborhood just east of Golden Gate Park. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

The Inian Islands, for starters, are one of the most biologically rich places on Earth, with Steller sea lions and bald eagles roaming about. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026

When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Get Outside See Wild Ponies At Grayson Highlands State Park, set off on a scenic hike to spot its famous free-roaming wild ponies. — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

To go somewhere and have your entire family dressed in Spider-Man regalia, roaming the streets of San Diego. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Colorado officials report twice as many bear sightings and conflicts with humans this year compared with the average, including bears roaming where they aren't normally found. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Hungry bears are on the move Colorado officials report twice as many bear sightings and conflicts with humans this year compared with the average, including bears roaming where they aren’t normally found. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

With a body thrashed by occupational hazards, Hsu, who is forty-four, orients his life nowadays around running Sci-Fi Fantasy, his skate company, and roaming the city to take pictures. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026