SWAN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

swan

verb

Definition of swan

as in to stroll

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Recent Examples of swan Glamorous as ever at 92, Joan Collins swans onto the Cannes red carpet in ruffles and diamonds for the Electric Kiss premiere. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 The music video, in which Tay swans around a Malibu mansion in a pastel two-piece, was more controversial. — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023 This season reaches its pinnacle of camp with a visit from Oscar Wilde himself (Jordan Sebastian Waller), who swans through a crowd of Manhattan elite dropping droll asides after the premiere of his first play, Vera; or, The Nihilists. — EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023 People, especially San Francisco old-timers, like to talk about the way our politicos tend to swan through the dining room at lunchtime, shaking outstretched hands on the way to their favorite tables. — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021

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Julian Lucas strolled through the museum’s exhibitions to see for himself.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Year-round, the downtown plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is typically a quiet place to stroll and maybe grab your morning coffee.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of stroll

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With that, Carpenter — who’d performed his loose, eccentric opening set barefoot and in shorts — sauntered out looking noticeably more dressed-up.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
The duo sauntered on the screen with margaritas (made with Astral Tequila) in hand.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of saunter

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Last year, the park said the plane now rests at shallower depths that do not require technical dive expertise.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The remains were supposed to be cremated, returned to the donor's family or laid to rest in a cemetery, according to court documents.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rest

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The company revealed that both the Containerized Missile Launcher and the FV-014 loitering munition system are in-house developments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
At the same time, Iran has reportedly modified another one of its Shahed series of loitering munitions based directly on combat lessons derived from Russia’s war on Ukraine.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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