roam
To wander around freely with no fixed plan.
roam in a sentence
- Wild ponies roam across the moor, going wherever the fresh grass takes them.
- During the holidays we were free to roam the hills all day, following whichever path we fancied.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to roam?
- Asettle
- Bremain
- Cdrift
- Dstay
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C: drift. The other three mean the opposite of roam.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to roam?
- Adrift
- Bstay
- Cstray
- Drove
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B: stay. The other three mean nearly the same as roam.
Words that mean something similar
drift, stray, rove
Words that mean the opposite
stay, settle, remain
More words about movement & action
- ruffle: To make something messy or to upset someone slightly.
- rummage: To search for something by moving things around in a messy way.
- rupture: To burst or break apart suddenly.
- salvage: To save something useful from a wreck or disaster.
- saunter: To walk in a slow and relaxed way with no hurry at all.
- scavenge: To search through leftovers or rubbish for anything useful to eat or keep.
- scour: To search every part of a place very carefully.
- scuttle: To run with quick short steps, often to hide.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test