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noun

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How does the verb traipse contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of traipse are meander, ramble, roam, rove, and wander. While all these words mean "to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose," traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.

traipsed all over town looking for the right dress

When can meander be used instead of traipse?

While the synonyms meander and traipse are close in meaning, meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Where would ramble be a reasonable alternative to traipse?

The synonyms ramble and traipse are sometimes interchangeable, but ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.

the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point

In what contexts can roam take the place of traipse?

While in some cases nearly identical to traipse, roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

liked to roam through the woods

When is it sensible to use rove instead of traipse?

In some situations, the words rove and traipse are roughly equivalent. However, rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.

armed brigands roved over the countryside

When would wander be a good substitute for traipse?

The words wander and traipse can be used in similar contexts, but wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.

fond of wandering about the square just watching the people

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of traipse
Noun
Who wants thousands of people traipsing through their neighborhoods? Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 Having traipsed off the pitch in Orlando on July 1, a new Premier League season on August 16 was already on the horizon. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 This guy comes for a holiday and has 23 cars and a bike squad traipsing around, and the same again at his next port of call. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025 Around the same time, a resident’s home surveillance video spotted a bear traipsing past his backyard basketball court off Commodore Loop/Stutts Road, several miles off Brawley School Road at I-77 exit 35. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for traipse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipse
Verb
  • What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One partner is ready to walk down the aisle, while the other is dragging their feet.
    Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Out-of-state travel that year, though, saw a small decrease compared to 2023.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Any travel costs incurred after the shutdown are reimbursable once spending resumes.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both treaded around 30 percent last season.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the game's best sections – and one that probably plays really well in its VR counterpart – involves facehuggers and roaming around a hive unarmed while the Xenomorphs aren't a threat.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Endurance athlete Colin O'Brady, celebrated internationally in 2018 as the first person to traverse Antarctica solo and unassisted, is returning to the unforgiving continent for an even more arduous trek.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That offer only came to fruition when Hollub took a whirlwind trek to Omaha to see Warren Buffett and his Berkshire team.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Swift and Styles set tongues wagging after they were spotted by paparazzi strolling together in November 2012, and things seemed even more heated after they were photographed sharing some New Year’s Eve smooches the following month.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At one point our conversation halts as Bailey gestures toward the window, where two men stroll past arm in arm.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An icy traverse between Blanca and Little Bear Peak in Colorado forced them to camp out at 14,000 feet.
    Outside, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For three years in a row, researchers embarked on a two-week traverse of Antarctica.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Traipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipse. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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