CRUISED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

cruised

verb

past tense of cruise

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

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as in sailed

to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of cruised Lionel Messi scored two second-half goals 4 minutes apart after a first-half assist, and Inter Miami cruised to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Vegas Golden Knights cruised past the Hawks, as did the Utah Mammoth, while the Buffalo Sabres used a third-period comeback to keep the road team winless. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Local passengers have reported being stranded when a Waymo cruised into floodwater. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Caitlin Clark put together a historic performance as the Indiana Fever cruised to a 99-89 victory in Game 2 of their playoff matchup against the Aces on Tuesday, forcing a win-or-go-home Game 3 in Las Vegas. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Lovejoy, which is led by former Southlake Carroll legendary coach Todd Dodge, has cruised to three easy wins before the Leopards survived Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal 30-28 last week on a Hail Mary as time ran out. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 The 49ers outscored Miami 21-0 in the quarter and cruised to victory. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Reese finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Dream cruised past the Chicago Sky 106-81 on Saturday night. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Quarterback Dante Reno threw for a ridiculous 454 passing yards and five touchdowns as Yale cruised past Holy Cross to open its 153rd football season. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Five burros were killed and a driver was injured when a herd wandered onto the 215 Freeway in 2020.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
At one point, McLoughlin even snubbed Sylvester Stallone, another Kennedy Center Honoree who had wandered into the bar.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wandered

Verb

For Iran, the technology that originally flowed to Russia is now returning, along with tactical advice drawn from Russia’s experience in Ukraine.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Inflation dropped sharply, deposits flowed back into the banking system, and the economy switched from negative to positive growth with a surge in exports leading the way.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Yet Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare – senior Tory politician, former athlete, bestselling novelist and bon viveur – simply sailed on.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

Verb

Anti-drone netting is draped over streets where children once roamed freely.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Officials hope to repopulate vulnerable species Giant pandas once roamed vast swaths of China, northern Myanmar and Vietnam, but their habitats shrank due to human encroachment and climate change.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of roamed

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The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

Verb

In a statement to CBS Colorado, the FAA said that a safety risk assessment identified incidents in which aircraft drifted toward other planes departing at the same time on parallel runways.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The smoke has drifted as far as the Philippines, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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