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noun

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb traipse contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of traipse are meander, ramble, roam, rove, and wander. While all these words mean "to go about from place to place usually without a plan or definite purpose," traipse implies a course that is erratic but may sometimes be purposeful.

traipsed all over town looking for the right dress

When can meander be used instead of traipse?

While the synonyms meander and traipse are close in meaning, meander implies a winding or intricate course suggestive of aimless or listless wandering.

the river meanders for miles through rich farmland

Where would ramble be a reasonable alternative to traipse?

The synonyms ramble and traipse are sometimes interchangeable, but ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective.

the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point

In what contexts can roam take the place of traipse?

While in some cases nearly identical to traipse, roam suggests wandering about freely and often far afield.

liked to roam through the woods

When is it sensible to use rove instead of traipse?

In some situations, the words rove and traipse are roughly equivalent. However, rove suggests vigorous and sometimes purposeful roaming.

armed brigands roved over the countryside

When would wander be a good substitute for traipse?

The words wander and traipse can be used in similar contexts, but wander implies an absence of or an indifference to a fixed course.

fond of wandering about the square just watching the people

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of traipse
Verb
View 6 Images The vast majority of everyday carry (EDC) products are designed for rugged outdoorsy types who like to traipse around in the wilderness after dark, work on DIY projects, and slice at everything in sight with little blades. New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025 On a warm, sunny day last July, Cara Buckley traipsed through a former hog farm in Iowa. Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Wiesenfeld laid it all out at the Low Down on Friday night, standing shirtless and showcasing the sonic universe he’s been traipsing. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025 An eagle-eyed St. Paul resident traipsing through nature spotted hundreds of dead fish floating Wednesday in an icy Mississippi River bay near Shepard Road and Randolph Avenue. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traipse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traipse
Verb
  • When New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza intentionally walked a pinch-hitting Freddie Freeman in front of him in a tie game in the eighth inning, there wasn’t much consternation.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • Other actions include obstructing a golf course path that Orthodox residents used to walk to a nearby synagogue on Saturdays and religious holidays and campaigning against efforts to create kosher food services in the development, the suit claims.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
  • Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • But tourism groups, hotel companies and airlines are warning about potential declines in international travel in the future.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • India is the third-largest air travel market in the world, Air India CEO Campbell Wilson told CNBC's Monica Pitrelli at the World Air Transport Summit over the weekend.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The Administration should tread carefully in imposing costs of as high as an additional 8% on a domain where the US enjoys global leadership over fierce competitors.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • In the days since then, other major consumer brands have appeared to tread cautiously around pricing.
    Rich Bellis, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Tesla’s robotaxis will roam city streets, and humanoid robots dubbed Optimus will perform everyday tasks.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Since then, Tex, who sports a yellow ear tag, has been roaming around and randomly making appearances.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of his presidential pardon, NBA YoungBoy announced his first headlining trek.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 29 May 2025
  • The Chicago band will begin the trek on June 12, in Cleveland, before stopping in Boston, Salt Lake City, and elsewhere.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • The elephant strolled in from the nearby national park, Kha Yai, and is a familiar sight in the Nakhon Ratchasima province of Thailand, the Associated Press reported.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • It’s said that as a young and then unknown designer, Christian Dior, strolled past the Hôtel Plaza Athénée on a breezy afternoon.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • One of the major additions for the Urban Circuit was the introduction of multi-level courses, where the ability to traverse stairways was a prerequisite for accessing large portions of the course.
    Edward Terry, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Additionally, 46 percent of the total containers moving from northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast traverse through the canal, the Commerce Department says.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Traipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traipse. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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