Synonyms of hover

hover

verb

ˈhə-vər 

as in to float

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

claimed that the UFO hovered a moment, then spun off into space at incredible speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• float
• sail
• swim
• glide
• drift
• ride
• hang
• bob
• waft
• suspend
• poise
• dangle
• buoy
• balloon
• raft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• sink
• dive
• plunge
• lunge
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• submerse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hover

But while the wider economy has come under pressure, with inflation hovering above 4% and the government trimming its economic growth forecasts, Brazil has also been an economic beneficiary of higher oil prices as a net oil exporter. — Chloe Taylor,thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

So on September 13, instead of hovering outside a New York Fashion Week show or The Greenwich, New York’s camera pack instead staked out the event. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has fenced off its central plaza, beneath the spaceship-like, hovering building, reports the Los Angeles Times. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Like water particles condense around the dust on Earth, droplets of sulfuric acid condense on the surface of the meteorite particles left hovering over Venus. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing hover

• hover (over)