Synonyms of ambulatory

ambulatory

adjective

ˈam-byə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ambulatory

Creators document life as ambulatory wheelchair users, paint their forearm crutches, style canes as accessories and explain pacing to audiences in the millions. — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Patients and families were left asking why ambulatory LGMD patients could not continue toward review while the risks in nonambulatory patients were studied separately. — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026

Kaiser Permanente’s proposal to build a four-story medical office building and expand its ambulatory surgery facility was approved last month. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

One non-hospital option that may be lesser known to people is ambulatory surgery centers. — Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 10 June 2026