MAUNDERED Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

maundered

verb

past tense of maunder

as in wandered

to move about from place to place aimlessly maundered all over town on his day off

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as in rambled

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point ask her a question and she'll maunder for half an hour

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as in complained

chiefly British to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a couple of mates maundering over their beer in a dark corner of the pub

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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

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With six minutes left in a laugher, Walker, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, had rambled for 173 yards on 23 carries and had scored twice.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2026
Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.

— Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

Definition of rambled

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Some bettors have complained about customer service and payout issues being unresolved due to difficulties reaching a live person.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Colorado officials report that more than 100 people across Boulder County have also complained to the Federal Communications Commission.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of complained

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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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Netflix is obviously against the ropes again, after slowing user engagement on the service rattled Wall Street investors and layoffs came this week as a sacrifice to the share price.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Near daily protests rattled Vucic more than ever and protesters forced a government collapse as student rallies drew hundreds of thousands of people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rattled

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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

Definition of drifted

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We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Alou reacted demonstrably, and the Marlins went on to score eight runs in the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate, as Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a routine double-play ball.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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