RAMBLING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RAMBLING?

Need another word that means the same as “rambling”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “rambling” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rambling” are: sprawling, straggling, straggly, meandering, wandering, winding, digressive, discursive, excursive, long-winded, garrulous, verbose, wordy, prolix, creeping, vining, prostrate, twisting, twisty, labyrinthine

Rambling as an Adjective

Definitions of "Rambling" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rambling” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly.
• (of a plant) putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants.
• (of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.
• Of a path e.g.
• Spreading out in different directions.
• (of a building or path) spreading or winding irregularly in various directions.
• (of a person) travelling from place to place; wandering.
• Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects.
• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects.

Synonyms of "Rambling" as an adjective (20 Words)

creeping	(of a negative characteristic or fact) occurring or developing gradually and almost imperceptibly. Creeping ivy can do damage to the wall surface.
digressive	Characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject. A digressive allusion to the day of the week.
discursive	(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. The attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another.
excursive	(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. His excursive remarks.
garrulous	Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. A garrulous cab driver.
labyrinthine	Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity. Labyrinthine plots and counterplots.
long-winded	Using or containing too many words.
meandering	Proceeding in a convoluted or undirected fashion. A brilliant sample of meandering discourse.
prolix	Tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length. A prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know.
prostrate	Lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards. His wife was prostrate with shock.
sprawling	Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly. The sprawling suburbs.
straggling	Spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly. The straggling crowd of refugees.
straggly	Growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly. Straggly hair.
twisting	Marked by repeated turns and bends.
twisty	Marked by repeated turns and bends. Had to steer the car down a twisty track.
verbose	Using or expressed in more words than are needed. Much academic language is obscure and verbose.
vining	(of a plant) growing as a vine with climbing or trailing woody stems.
wandering	Of a path e.g. His life followed a wandering course.
winding	Following a twisting or spiral course. Winding roads are full of surprises.
wordy	Using or expressed in rather too many words. Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials.

Usage Examples of "Rambling" as an adjective

• A rambling speech about this and that.
• A rambling six-hour speech.
• Scott's letter was long and rambling.
• Rambling roses.
• A rambling man.
• A rambling discursive book.
• Rambling forest paths.
• A big old rambling house.

Associations of "Rambling" (30 Words)

aimlessly	Without purpose or direction. We wandered aimlessly round Venice.
away	Out of the way especially away from one s thoughts. In front of them the land fell away to the river.
derail	Run off or leave the rails. The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks.
derailment	The action of a train or tram leaving its tracks accidentally. An investigation into the derailment of a freight train.
deviate	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards sexual deviates.
digress	Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. I have digressed a little from my original plan.
digressive	Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. Amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women s fashions among other things.
discursive	Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition. The attempt to transform utterances from one discursive context to another.
dislodge	Knock or force out of position. The hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones.
drift	A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents. The sailboat was adrift on the open sea.
excursive	Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects. His excursive remarks.
extraction	The action of taking out something (especially using effort or force. Mineral extraction.
gad	A sharp prod fixed to a rider’s heel and used to urge a horse onward. He had heard that I was gadding about with an airline stewardess.
gallivant	Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. She quit her job to go gallivanting around the globe.
indirect	Avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject. Full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels.
irrelevant	Not connected with or relevant to something. An irrelevant comment.
meander	To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. A river that meandered gently through a meadow.
meandering	Of a path e.g. A brilliant sample of meandering discourse.
nomadic	Living the life of a nomad; wandering. Nomadic herdsmen.
ramble	Talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way. Roses climbed rambled hung over walls.
resonate	Be received or understood. The sound resonates well in this theater.
roam	Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. He let his eyes roam her face.
scrappy	Full of fighting spirit. Scrappy lecture notes piled up unread.
sidetrack	A well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling. The horse took a sidetrack which led uphill.
sinuous	Lithe and supple. The sinuous grace of a cat.
stray	An animal that has strayed especially a domestic animal. Men who stray are seen as more exciting and desirable.
twist	To move in a twisting or contorted motion especially when struggling. Lets do the twist.
wander	An act or instance of wandering. Please don t wander off again.
wandering	Travelling about without any clear destination. Wandering tribes.
winding	The act of winding or twisting. A winding country road.