HOVERED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hovered

verb

past tense of hover

as in floated

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

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Recent Examples of hovered Mortgage rates have hovered in the mid- to upper-6% range for most of the year. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition, jobless claims have hovered around 200,000 a week, and the number of job openings has been rising over the past six months, Slok pointed out. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Statewide voter turnout in partisan primaries has typically hovered around 25%. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Between 2002 to 2014, sequels hovered somewhere between 20 to 30 percent of the overall annual box office, with a few peaks and valleys in between. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 As temperatures hovered around 80 degrees and few clouds obscured a bright blue sky, many people took the opportunity to enjoy a summer day last week at Montrose Beach. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Like a nectar-drunk hummingbird, her voice swooped, hovered, and soared across that record’s moonlit arrangements. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026 Since then, the hiring rate has hovered at its lowest levels since 2014. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Army veteran Bradd Patty and former political staffer Brett Hueffmeier hovered around 10% of the vote, Lee’s Summit realtor Micah Beebee secured 6% of the vote and Berton Knox won about 2% of the vote. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered

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Jaissle is likely to have his own prospective midfield names, too, who were not actively being floated before he was appointed.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The short dress featured a cape-style top that floated in the wind, framing the low-cut back.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.

— Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026