Synonyms of wend

wend

verb

as in to proceed

literary to move from one place to another

We wended through the narrow streets.

Related Words

• proceed
• march
• travel
• go
• pass
• speed
• come
• run
• drive
• journey
• forge
• progress
• come along
• get along
• go along
• repair
• accelerate
• advance
• get on
• do
• pace
• fare
• go off
• push
• approach
• near
• impel
• propel
• fast-forward
• actuate
• take out

Dissimilar Words

• check
• impede
• hinder
• halt
• obstruct
• stem
• detain
• block
• slow (down or up)
• hold back
• delay
• arrest
• interrupt
• retard
• suppress
• cease
• repress
• balk
• stall
• wait
• inhibit
• hamper
• pause
• nip
• stop
• remain
• stay
• stand
• stunt
• cramp
• regress
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wend

Meanwhile, a lonely hulk of a man—Christian Bale with some staples stuck through his forehead—wends his way through the Chicago streets, in search of the one scientist who may be able to help him. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Mar. 2026

Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026

The judge signed off on an order of protection preventing Santiago and James from going anywhere near both victims as these cases continue to wend their way through the courts. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026

Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026

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