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Wandering

of Wander

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Similar meaning 2

Indirect 84% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Indirect 84% connected

Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Narrower term 1

Drifting 76% connected

of Drift

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 3

Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Traveling 76% connected

of Travel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Travelling 76% connected

of Travel

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Cast 74% connected

of Cast

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cast 74% connected

of Cast

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 10

Erratic 92% connected

Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fix…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Meandering 92% connected

of Meander

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mobile 92% connected

Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nomadic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Peregrine 92% connected

Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Planetary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rambling 92% connected

of Ramble

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Roving 92% connected

of Rove

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vagabondage 92% connected

The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of wandering about in idleness; vagrancy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Winding 92% connected

of Wind

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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