roves
Drifts without destination
Roves is the third-person singular of rove, meaning to wander or travel without a fixed destination: She roves the countryside looking for antiques.
A roving eye wanders appreciatively over attractive people.
Roves also names small rolls of fiber prepared for spinning into yarn.
To travel without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
amble · saunter · perambulate · mosey · traipse · gallivant · peregrinate · wander
Organized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- safariWildlife observation journey
trek · excursion · discovery · frontier · pioneer · venture · foray · reconnaissance
Ancestral social groups
- BedouinsNomadic Arab desert peoples
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- pastoralistsPeople raising grazing animals
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
migration · caravans · nomadism · hunter-gatherers · Romani · vagabond · itinerant · wayfarer
Stubbornly resistant to control
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
impatient · agitated · edgy · on edge · disquieted · aimless · purposeless · searching
Not held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unboundNot tied down
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unbridledWithout any restraint
untethered · free-ranging · unconfined · boundless · liberated · unchained · unrestricted · wild
meander
To travel without direction
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- rambleMove or speak without direction
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
roam · amble · saunter · perambulate · mosey · traipse · gallivant · peregrinate · wander · stray
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
safari · trek · excursion · discovery · frontier · pioneer · venture · foray · reconnaissance · scouting
tribes
Ancestral social groups
- BedouinsNomadic Arab desert peoples
- TuaregSaharan Berber ethnic group
- pastoralistsPeople raising grazing animals
herders · migration · caravans · nomadism · hunter-gatherers · Romani · vagabond · itinerant · wayfarer · drifter
restive
Stubbornly resistant to control
uneasy · impatient · agitated · edgy · on edge · disquieted · aimless · purposeless · searching · yearning
unrestrained
Not held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unboundNot tied down
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
unbridled · untethered · free-ranging · unconfined · boundless · liberated · unchained · unrestricted · wild · footloose
- roving eyeFlirtatious tendency to notice others
- Range RoverBritish luxury SUV brand
- Red RoverHand-chain breaking game
- Land RoverBritish off-road vehicle manufacturer
- Mars roverRobotic fourth-planet explorer
- lunar roverVehicle for satellite exploration