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Synonyms for nomadic

Most common

nomad itinerant wandering vagabond

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Nomad — of or relating to nomads. Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal

nomad, itinerant, wandering, vagabond, roving, peripatetic, vagrant, gypsy, rootless, migratory, transient, mobile, footloose, unsettled, erratic, meandering, discursive, peregrine, drifting, rangy, rambling, ambulatory

Other

pastoral, nomadical dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or relating to nomads. Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.

Example sentences

  • wandering Just wandering around can be a good way to travel.
  • nomad In two nomad camps are ten horses.
  • itinerant Tom's grandparents were itinerant farm workers.
  • vagabond The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
  • pastoral 'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nomadicrising
wanderingrising
nomadsteady
itinerantsteady
vagabondrising
pastoralsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
gypsy2, nomad2, rangy2
6 letters
mobile2, roving2
7 letters
erratic3, vagrant2
8 letters
drifting2, pastoral3, rambling2, vagabond3, rootless2
9 letters
wandering3, transient2, migratory4, unsettled3, itinerant4, peregrine3, footloose2, nomadical
10 letters
meandering4, ambulatory5, discursive3
11 letters
peripatetic5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gypsy2 = 2 syllables).