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 At the same time, Tempo cruised along, still far off the pace. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Snell had cruised through the first two innings, a Texas leaguer into shallow right field the only blemish on an otherwise perfect beginning. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Instead, Kirby got out of the jam and cruised the rest of the way. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton cruised into the back half of the ’80s as one of the most famous people in America. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Indiana represented the United States in the FISU America Games in Lima, Peru, and cruised to gold in a pretty weak field. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The Falcons cruised to a 34-6 victory over the Colts on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026 While Collier poured in 12 first half points and Miles cruised to five assists in the first half, the Valkyries trailed 41-26 at halftime. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The 26-year-old right-hander, coming off the first complete game of his career in a win over Miami last week, gave up a fifth-inning homer to Tigers rookie Brett Callahan but otherwise cruised to his fourth win in five starts. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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Bears have wandered into people's homes across the United States in record numbers after a dry winter wiped out plants, grasses, berries and nuts that form around 90% of their diet, Reuters reported.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Emde wandered ahead while King lagged behind at her usual tempo, which is uncommonly slow but projects incongruous urgency.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wandered

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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailed

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The singer roamed the space, which created an eternity out of glass, and captured the experience on camera.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Declan Rice and Saka played just over an hour each, Riccardo Calafiori roamed to his heart’s content, Tzolis was eager to make an impact.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of roamed

Verb

The couple strolled through Hampstead with their two dogs in tow.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

Saturday's flash-flood event occurred after four rounds of rain swept across parts of the Grand Canyon over a span of about six hours, according to the National Weather Service.

— Trevor Ault, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The two victims whose remains were found after flash flooding swept through the Grand Canyon were seen photographed on the same trip prior to the deadly incident.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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