WANDERED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

wandered

verb

past tense of wander

as in roamed

to move about from place to place aimlessly we just went outside and wandered around until it was time to go

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as in fell

to commit an offense we have all wandered from the path of righteousness at least once in our lives

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Recent Examples of wandered Drought and a late freeze made this a tough year for Colorado's black bears, and hungry bears wandered into neighborhoods across the state looking for food. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 One evening, after a day of rain, Steven and I wandered in the Giardino della Misericordia, close to our apartment. — Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026 Tourists wandered around a lively downtown on a Friday afternoon. — Cengiz Yar, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2026 Matt Schlapp, the chairman of CPAC, wandered around with a drink. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The descendants of the miners’ burros wandered back down from the hills to find a curious audience willing to feed them. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026 In an office, people wandered into meetings early and talked about their weekend before anyone got to the agenda. — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Five burros were killed and a driver was injured when a herd wandered onto the 215 Freeway in 2020. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 At one point, McLoughlin even snubbed Sylvester Stallone, another Kennedy Center Honoree who had wandered into the bar. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The project was conceived by Sohm, who roamed America for 40 years in an RV with his wife and a camera.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Just a few days ago, the son of 2016 Derby winner Nyquist roamed freely around the fields of nearby Gainesway Farm, a 1,500-acre pastoral equine playground whose history predates US independence.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

But as the boat drifted nearby under a vast, cloudless sky, a pod of pink river dolphins broke the glassy, reflective surface just yards away, their rosy dorsal fins glistening in the late-afternoon sun.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
The big rig traveling in the far right northbound lane of the highway drifted, for unknown reasons, into the right shoulder and hit both vehicles.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of drifted

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The incident follows years of legal disputes over the pipeline, including a court ruling that Enbridge trespassed on tribal land.

— Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Since then, no one has been cited, trespassed or arrested for bringing weapons into the park, city and police officials told the Orlando Sentinel.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

Definition of trespassed

Verb

Cara Hile and her mother, Jeri, strolled up to a two-story home in Brookside Saturday, pamphlets in-hand.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of strolled

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Now that he’s strayed out of his comfort zone, Skino comes across sluggish and barren.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
And in May, residents in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius were told to seek shelter after a drone strayed into Lithuanian airspace.

— Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of strayed

Verb

Archbishop McCarthy cruised past Viera in three sets (25-15, 25-18, 25-14) in the state semifinal.

— Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Wednesday’s game was very different, as the Panthers cruised early and took advantage of Hawks mistakes, a familiar story this season.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

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