MOBILE Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

mobile

adjective

ˈmō-bəl

Definition of mobile

as in portable

capable of being moved especially with ease a mobile electric generator

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as in migratory

having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis mobile workers who work the New England resorts in the summer and the ones in Florida during the winter

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Recent Examples of mobile According to Hello’s Sean Murray, the mobile version of the game is essentially the full No Man’s Sky experience. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Restrictions on mobile internet and access to parts of the city added to the hurdles facing protesters. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 That's unlike most mobile controllers today, which either have a full-sized gamepad inelegantly clamp on to your phone, or stretch in the middle to accommodate your handset in between two halves of a controller. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Prior to Niccol’s arrival in 2024, Starbucks largely tailored its locations to customers picking up orders off its mobile app. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobile

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Adjective

There were portable classrooms doing double duty at the elementary school half a mile away because enrollment was up more than 500%, and the district hadn’t caught up yet.

— Ken Lundin, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Though there are other techniques for directly locating explosives, these tend to be cumbersome and can only detect explosives in bulk, while MineReader is as portable as a conventional detector rig.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of portable

Adjective

There have been several episodes where migrant vessels capsized en route to California in recent years.

— Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Biddy covered most of the journey on foot—the equivalent of about six million steps—herding animals at the rear of her owner’s wagon company and choking her way through a moving screen of dust kicked up by the migrant caravan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrant

Adjective

Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Some are cousins of the Belâawane family and many, like our head mule handler, Zaïd Oukhazaid, have reluctantly abandoned their nomadic ways for permanent village life for a variety of reasons, including climate change.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of nomadic

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mobile home

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