CRUISING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

cruising

verb

present participle of cruise

as in wandering

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

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as in flowing

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 sailing

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

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Recent Examples of cruising The British yard, which revealed its first catamaran at the Cannes Yachting Festival in early September, today unveiled a new flagship sailing superyacht that combines elegant design and meticulous craftsmanship with bluewater cruising capability. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 After a dismal outing on Sunday, the Indiana Fever got their spark back on Tuesday, cruising to a 96–77 win over the league-best Minnesota Lynx in their final game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse of the regular season. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Still, Lyon was barely troubled cruising to victory after an eighth-minute own goal by Laia Ballesté, under pressure from Dumornay, to turn a cross by Salma Paralluelo into her own net. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The news comes one week after a pair of European and Japanese spacecraft shed its cruising platform and advanced toward Mercury. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Setup man Robert Suarez, a two-time All-Star, was cruising through late June until an elbow injury, which has kept him out ever since. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 But this wasn't built to be a sports car; the Elegante's party trick was effortless high-speed cruising rather than corner-carving. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026 The luxury cruising landscape—or seascape, rather—has grown tremendously over the past few years. — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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Verb

In addition to wandering through the patch and harvesting prized pumpkins, there are many activities at Pumpkin Palooza to keep you and your family entertained.

— Hali Smith October 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Couple and family getaways, wedding guests, anyone could be wandering along the paths.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wandering

Verb

The cash is flowing to candidates, super PACs and industry groups aiming to shape policy fights in Washington.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Olivia Rodrigo originally planned to hit the stage at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival in August in an iconic floor-length, flowing white gown.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowing

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The ship’s April transatlantic cruise starts in Port Canaveral before sailing to Bermuda, the Azores, Portugal, and England.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

Expect to see plenty of holidaymakers and honeymooners hanging out by the pool or drifting in and out of the on-site spa.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The issue, of course, stems from the sound of rider screams from the coaster drifting into the residential area.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifting

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This is cinéma du doomscrolling at its funniest and its doomiest, generating the sort of laughs usually experienced by those strolling toward the gallows.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of strolling

Verb

Clapp said the firm focuses on avoiding highly leveraged companies and floating-rate debt, instead favoring investments with dependable cash flows to support clients over the long term.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Most of your loans are floating, which is great for you guys a bit, but also requires that your borrowers are going to have to come up with more cash.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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