Synonyms of traipsed

traipsed

verb

past tense of traipse

1

as in walked

to go on foot

traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walked
• strolled
• wandered
• stepped
• sauntered
• marched
• padded
• trod
• trekked
• trotted
• strode
• shuffled
• ambulated
• trooped
• legged (it)
• hiked
• footed (it)
• hoofed (it)
• ambled
• promenaded
• paraded
• trudged
• paced
• stomped
• tiptoed
• moseyed
• pranced
• trampled
• tramped
• toddled
• sashayed
• stumbled
• waddled
• rambled
• hobbled
• stalked
• clumped
• limped
• stepped out
• tapped
• shambled
• strutted
• stumped
• swaggered
• plodded
• lurched
• staggered
• tromped
• minced
• perambulated
• power walked
• faltered
• scuffed
• peregrinated
• lumbered
• footslogged
• bounced
• tripped
• gimped
• pussyfooted
• nipped
• pounded

2

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly

a group of friends traipsing around the country the summer after graduation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wandered
• roamed
• strolled
• drifted
• cruised
• floated
• meandered
• knocked (about)
• roved
• ranged
• sauntered
• gallivanted
• rambled
• batted
• ambled
• mooched
• gadded (about)
• maundered
• dawdled
• kicked around
• tramped
• straggled
• strayed
• moped
• hoboed
• vagabonded
• milled (about or around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of traipsed

But as one batch of mudbrick lay in the heat, a rogue dog apparently traipsed across a brick and left behind a near perfect, four-toed indentation. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026

Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026

By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025

Asia’s companies have long traipsed to either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ for their public debuts. — Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 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