Roaming and Standing

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Roaming adjective - Traveling from place to place.

Usage example: a roaming circus that plays small towns across the country

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Standing is an antonym for roaming.

Nearby Words: roam, roamed

Standing adjective - Fixed in a place or position.

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Roaming is an antonym for standing.

Nearby Word: stand

And a Cavalry Officer will have more varied adventures roaming about in no mans land then an infantryman standing in formation.

Source: Cavalry Officer

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