Synonyms of nomadic

nomadic

adjective

nō-ˈma-dik 

as in nomad

traveling from place to place

raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomad
• peregrine
• roaming
• peripatetic
• itinerant
• migrant
• roving
• ambulatory
• wandering
• ranging
• wayfaring
• migratory
• on the move
• ambulant
• vagrant
• vagabond
• fugitive
• errant
• perambulatory
• walking
• gallivanting
• footloose
• rambling
• drifting
• meandering
• sauntering
• strolling
• traipsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• static
• stationary
• settled
• standing
• immobile
• motionless
• nonmoving
• still

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nomadic

Despite a nomadic few years in his club career, Rodriguez has remained a regular member of the Colombian national team and started as captain in all five of his nation’s World Cup matches this summer. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Medina is an experienced curator of biennials, having organized the Twelfth Shanghai Biennale in 2018–19 and the ninth edition of the nomadic biennial Manifesta, held in Genk, Belgium, in 2012. — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026

And if the couple decides to live a nomadic life, hopping from mansion to mansion, Farlow said thousands of years of Samoyed breeding should come in handy. — David MacK, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026