Synonyms of traipsing

traipsing 1 of 2

adjective

as in walking

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

traipsing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of traipse

1

as in treading

to go on foot

traipsed down the hall to get a cup of coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walking
• treading
• wandering
• strolling
• stepping
• sauntering
• ambulating
• marching
• padding
• striding
• trotting
• shuffling
• hiking
• trekking
• promenading
• trooping
• footing (it)
• ambling
• parading
• trudging
• pacing
• stomping
• tiptoeing
• legging (it)
• trampling
• prancing
• hoofing (it)
• moseying
• tramping
• rambling
• hobbling
• clumping
• stumbling
• strutting
• perambulating
• tapping
• stalking
• limping
• waddling
• mincing
• toddling
• stumping
• lurching
• stepping out
• tromping
• shambling
• sashaying
• swaggering
• staggering
• plodding
• power walking
• peregrinating
• scuffing
• faltering
• tripping
• bouncing
• footslogging
• gimping
• pussyfooting
• pounding
• lumbering
• nipping

2

as in wandering

to move about from place to place aimlessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of traipsing

Verb

The pack of dogs had been roaming onto an oil field in Oxnard, traipsing onto private property and walking perilously close to vehicular traffic. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Across the dozen tracks, Sivan leans heavily on ’90s touchstones, traipsing from glitch-hop to drum and bass, casting a wide net across sounds and scope. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

The number of models seen traipsing down a particularly long show (99 at Matières Fécales)? — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Or maybe Pitt simply wanted to get his Jack London on, traipsing throughout gorgeous natural terrain and ruffling his co-star’s fur in between fending off feral wolves and navigating impromptu whitewater rafting trips sans the raft. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Not every international game sees teams traipsing around the city. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Pictures from trail cameras even show the cat traipsing through falling snow in the Santa Rita Mountains. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026

And last summer, farmers actually set up a turnstile to charge people traipsing through their fields to get a good shot of the Seceda and Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks) mountain ranges. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

My mom is always looking for the next best sneaker for traipsing around the city, and she won’t be caught wearing bulky maximalist running shoes. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026