roam
verb
ˈrōm 
roamed; roaming; roams
intransitive verb
1
: to go from place to place without purpose or direction : wander
2
: to travel purposefully unhindered through a wide area
cattle roaming in search of water
3
: to use a cellular phone outside one's local calling area
roaming charges
transitive verb
: to range or wander over
roam noun
roamer noun
Synonyms
- bat
- cruise
- drift
- float
- gad (about)
- gallivant
- galavant
- kick around
- knock (about)
- maunder
- meander
- mooch
- ramble
- range
- rove
- traipse
- wander
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Example Sentences
The cattle roamed in search of water. Goats roam free on the mountain. He roamed about in search of work. The chickens are able to roam around freely in the farmyard. We roamed around town for a while before dinner. She liked to roam through the woods. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Looking for an outdoor area where your furry friend can roam free and get some exercise? 
Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 The beauty of the facility — beyond its parklike atmosphere — is that spectators have the ability to roam and take in the action from different vantage points. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Out of sight are also the areas to the east where Iranian militants roam free and U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are still hunting the remnants of the Islamic State. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 The research has not been published yet, but Smith said the team has seen a modest increase in turkey populations even the first year after the pigs are removed – likely just because the turkeys are freer to roam around and show up on game cameras. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 May 2022 Black bears roam freely and a single snowfall can blanket the ground with three feet of powder. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 This kneeling office chair is on casters, which gives you the freedom to roam without getting out of your chair. Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2021 If approved by the TPZ, West Hartford dog owners could have a park for their four-legged friends to roam by the end of September. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 A few months before, the duchess said their young son was adjusting well to Santa Barbara and loving all the room to roam. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022 The beauty of the facility — beyond its parklike atmosphere — is that spectators have the ability to roam and take in the action from different vantage points. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Out of sight are also the areas to the east where Iranian militants roam free and U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are still hunting the remnants of the Islamic State. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 The research has not been published yet, but Smith said the team has seen a modest increase in turkey populations even the first year after the pigs are removed – likely just because the turkeys are freer to roam around and show up on game cameras. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 15 May 2022 Black bears roam freely and a single snowfall can blanket the ground with three feet of powder. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 This kneeling office chair is on casters, which gives you the freedom to roam without getting out of your chair. Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2021 If approved by the TPZ, West Hartford dog owners could have a park for their four-legged friends to roam by the end of September. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 A few months before, the duchess said their young son was adjusting well to Santa Barbara and loving all the room to roam. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English romen
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing roam
Kids Definition
roam
verb
ˈrōm
roamed; roaming
: to go from place to place with no fixed purpose or direction
roaming 1 of 2
adjective
as in nomadic
traveling from place to place a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nomadic
- nomad
- wandering
- roving
- ranging
- peregrine
- ambulatory
- vagabond
- gallivanting
- migrant
- walking
- galavanting
- vagrant
- peripatetic
- itinerant
- wayfaring
- ambulant
- migratory
- errant
- fugitive
- perambulatory
- traipsing
- meandering
- on the move
- sauntering
- drifting
- strolling
- rambling
- footloose
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- standing
- static
- stationary
- settled
- immobile
- still
- motionless
- nonmoving
roaming
2 of 2verb
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly he took a year off and roamed over Europe before going on to college Synonyms & Similar Words
- wandering
- strolling
- drifting
- cruising
- floating
- roving
- traipsing
- gallivanting
- meandering
- ranging
- galavanting
- sauntering
- rambling
- mooching
- batting
- ambling
- maundering
- knocking (about)
- gadding (about)
- kicking around
- dawdling
- moping
- gypsying
- vagabonding
- hoboing
- tramping
- straying
- straggling
- milling (about or around)