Synonyms of roams

roams

verb

present tense third-person singular of roam

as in wanders

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

• wanders
• drifts
• strolls
• cruises
• floats
• roves
• meanders
• traipses
• ranges
• knocks (about)
• rambles
• gallivants
• saunters
• ambles
• bats
• mooches
• gads (about)
• maunders
• dawdles
• mopes
• strays
• kicks around
• vagabonds
• straggles
• mills (about or around)
• tramps
• hobos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roams

Ellis’ autofiction book follows a group of high school students in 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer roams the city. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Today, the herd roams the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and is managed in partnership with the local fire company, which hosts the annual pony swim—a beloved local tradition. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026

In one scene, Misael disappears entirely from the forest as the canine roams around in the background while a calf grazes up front. — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

The five-person cast roams the room, sitting at various circular tables to blur the lines between script and improvisation. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

So this fox crossed an ocean to arrive in a borough where its own species already roams free. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026

Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026

Brian McCann and Fredi Gonzalez are coaches, while Georgia boy Byron Buxton roams the outfield. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026