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SCURRIES Antonyms

10 antonyms for scurries. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SCURRIES

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
ambles

verb

v

noun

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely

dawdles

verb

v

verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

drifts

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

lingers

verb

v

verb

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

loiters

verb

v

verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

meanders

verb

v

noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

moseys

verb

v

verb

• walk leisurely

saunters

verb

v

noun

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

strolls

verb

v

noun

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

wanders

verb

v

verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Alternatives for AMBLES

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Alternatives for DAWDLES

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Alternatives for DRIFTS

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Alternatives for LINGERS

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Alternatives for LOITERS

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Alternatives for MEANDERS

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Alternatives for MOSEYS

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Alternatives for SAUNTERS

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