Ramble synonyms and antonyms
răm'bəl
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Part of speech:
To blather is to talk on and on.
To go wrong; be in error; deviate (from what is right)
To travel from place to place, esp. with no special plan or purpose; go aimlessly; wander
To turn aside, especially to depart temporarily from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray.
go astray
To speak or write aimlessly
(Idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
be direct (antonym)
talk aimlessly, endlessly
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To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble:
To be carried along by circumstances; go along aimlessly
(Intransitive, literally of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
talk nonsense
To speak or write aimlessly
Chatter means when animals make short speech like sounds, or talking on and on about silly or trivial things.
To talk foolishly or idly; chatter:
To talk in an incoherent, rambling way; drivel
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get off the point
To speak or write aimlessly
get off the subject
To speak or write aimlessly
go off on a tangent
To speak or write aimlessly
go on and on
To speak or write aimlessly
write without sequence of ideas
To speak or write aimlessly
(Surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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To make larger in scope or effect; expand:
To sing or play a descant to the main melody
be diffuse
To speak or write aimlessly
To speak, write, or express (one's thoughts, etc.) in prose or in a prosaic way
To continue to think or talk about (something or someone).
To speak or write aimlessly
To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like;—used especially of loudspeakers, telescopes, microscopes, etc.
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly.
rant and rave
To speak or write aimlessly
talk at random
To speak or write aimlessly
talk off the top of one's head
To speak or write aimlessly
To turn or open by turning:
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To go in a winding course; twist about:
(Idiomatic, intransitive) to diverge into two or more separate paths.
To move (down, over, along, etc.), using the hands and feet
To distribute over a surface in a layer:
To divide into two or more branches.
To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
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To climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet
To grow so long as to extend along the ground, over rocks, etc.
turn (related)
To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
The definition of circuitous is something oblique, roundabout or longer than the most direct way.
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Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected with the subject.
Not in a straight path; roundabout; winding
Digressing or given to digression
Causing a disturbance; unruly; riotous
Of, given to, characterized by, or having the nature of digression.
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Set off within or as if within parentheses; qualifying or explanatory:
perambulatory
Relating to perambulation.
Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
Extended over an irregular area; sprawling:
A roundabout expression. See also euphemism
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The definition of a stroll is a leisurely or slow walk.
The definition of a wandering is a thought or trip that seems to go nowhere or have no purpose.
To move about at random, especially over a wide area
To wander about in an idle or restless way, as in seeking amusement
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To go about in search of amusement or excitement
To be directed in various directions or at multiple objects:
To walk through, over, around, etc., esp. in examining or inspecting
To travel through a specific place.
To travel over or through; roam about
To saunter is defined as to stroll or walk slowly.
To admit of being transported without loss of quality;
stay (antonym)
To fasten or secure with stays.
Traipse is to walk about without purpose or to walk about in a tired and reluctant way.
To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
To move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter:
To turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress
To ramble; digress.
The definition of a promenade is a public walkway, especially on a boardwalk or around water.
go off at (or on) a tangent
move (related)
To change posture or position; stir:
approach (related)
(Intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
(Ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; "” often with forth, or out.
To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection.
To travel about on foot; trudge; hike
To roll or throw (dice, for example).
To wander or travel about, especially as a vagabond.
ramble on
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
To go or travel at a slow or leisurely pace:
plod (related)
talk discursively
To speak or write aimlessly
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