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 His hands hovered waist high, eyes watching the downturning arcs of his teammates’ shots, waiting for a pass that never came. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 The national average has hovered above $4 per gallon since the middle of June. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Residents were rattled the day a Customs and Border Protection helicopter hovered above town and the elementary school went into lockdown as the police hunted for a Mexican man who had run from one of Alexander’s traffic stops. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 Daytime temperatures hovered in the upper 40s to low 50s this week in Halifax, with overnight lows in the 30s, according to weather reports. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Whereas previous iterations hovered around a total value of $300, this one has been appraised at $420. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Last year, global output for these complex machines hovered around just 9,600 units. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 As the military-style helicopter hovered above them, attendees from the rural, predominantly Latino community, began to get nervous. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 At the time of their call, temperatures hovered around 15 degrees, and the pair lacked adequate clothing, food or water to safely endure the night, according to the sheriff’s office. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovered

Verb

Diversification into more reliable sectors, including tourism, has been floated as a means to bring in the hard currency needed to allow the nation more access to global markets.

— Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
After that, the video wall froze over as white mist floated above it and snowflakes fell from the ceiling.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of floated

Verb

The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

Verb

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meta stock plunged after the hyperscaler drifted into negative free cash flow, while China entered bear market territory with Alibaba’s stock dropping 6%, as investors questioned the return on its AI investments.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifted

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026