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