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Wander

/ˈwɒndə/

The act or instance of wandering.

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📖 Definitions of "Wander"

noun

1
The act or instance of wandering.
"to go for a wander in the park"
2
The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
"baseline wander in ECG signals"

verb

1
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
"to wander over the fields"
2
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
"A writer wanders from his subject."
3
To commit adultery.
4
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

🔄 Synonyms of "Wander"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
castverb	(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
driftnoun	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
ramblenoun	A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
vagabondnoun	One who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
rangenoun	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
roveverb	(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
roamverb	(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
straynoun	(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
digressverb	(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
betrayverb	(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
cuckoldnoun	A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
divagateverb	(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
cheatverb	(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
cheat onverb	(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship.
swannoun	Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wander"

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Word	Definition
roamverb	(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
divagateverb	(intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.
vagabondverb	To roam, as a vagabond
strayverb	(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
rambleverb	A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
cheat onverb	(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship.
castverb	(physical) To move, or be moved, away.
cheatverb	(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
digressverb	(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
betrayverb	(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
driftverb	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
roveverb	(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
cuckoldverb	(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.
rangeverb	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
swanverb	Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
vagabondizeverb	(intransitive, archaic) To act as the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.
gadverb	(intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
strollverb	A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
walkverb	(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
explorernoun	A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.