Roving synonyms

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errant
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wayfaring
Traveling, especially on foot.
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moving
(Uncountable) The relocation of goods
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floating
(In the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
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desultory
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order or rational connection; without logical sequence.
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itinerant
Traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty:
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mobile
Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place:
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traveling
(Basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.
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rambling (related)
A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
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wandering (related)
Travelling with no preset route; roaming.
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ambulatory
(Law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
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arrant
Completely such; thoroughgoing:
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digressive
Marked by digression; rambling
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discursive
(Philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
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migratory
(Of birds, etc) that migrate
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nomadic
The definition of nomadic is a person or people who are part of a tribe or group that moves from place to place without a permanent home.
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peregrine
Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.
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peripatetic
Of or relating to the philosophy or teaching methods of Aristotle, who conducted discussions while walking about in the Lyceum of ancient Athens.
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roaming
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vagrant
Moving in a random fashion; having no fixed direction or pattern:
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aimless
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ambulation
Walking around
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cursory
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nomadism
The way of life of a nomad
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peregrination
A travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by a pilgrim.
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peregrinity
(Obsolete) travel; wandering
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straying
The act of one who strays; deviation or sin.
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vagrancy
A vague, poorly delineated set of minor offenses (dating from the downfall of feudalism in England, when there was an acute shortage of laborers), such as being in a condition of unemployment, wandering from place to place with no apparent purpose, and having no visible means of support. More recently, the police have utilized vagrancy statutes for arresting persons thought to have committed a crime, when lack of probable cause for the person’s arrest is lacking. Vagrancy statutes have not been well received by the courts, due to their abuse, and have often been declared unconstitutional due to their vagueness, and their ignoring of due process.
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move (related)
Traveling about, especially in search of adventure
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vagabondage
Vagabonds, considered as a collective.
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Roving Sentence Examples

  • The vial was in his pocket, and he strode into the Sanctuary, eyes roving for Erik or Ully.

  • He couldn't pinpoint what made his instincts restless, but he also saw apprehension in the tense frames and roving eyes of those riding before him.

  • The traditional site of these battles covers a very wide area, and it is supposed that Arthur held a post analogous to that of the general who, under the Roman occupation, was known as Comes Britanniae, and held a roving commission to defend the island wherever attacked, in contradistinction to the Dux Britanniarum, who had charge of the forces in the north, and the Comes Littoris Saxonici, whose task it was to defend the south-east line.

  • Carding, roving and spinning machines were constructed at Bridgewater in 1786.

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