Synonyms of gad (about)

gad (about) 1 of 3

verb

as in to roam

to move about from place to place aimlessly

he gads about town every Saturday, flirting and gossiping with various shopkeepers and locals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roam
• wander
• knock (about)
• drift
• stroll
• cruise
• range
• float
• rove
• meander
• mill (about or around)
• ramble
• bat
• kick around
• traipse
• gallivant
• galavant
• mooch
• saunter
• maunder
• amble
• gypsy
• mope
• dawdle
• vagabond
• stray
• hobo
• tramp
• straggle

gadabout

2 of 3

noun

as in gypsy

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

she was a thoughtful gadabout, always picking up souvenirs for her friends from wherever her travels took her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gypsy
• traveller
• nomad
• wanderer
• traveler
• drifter
• bird of passage
• knockabout
• vagabond
• wayfarer
• roamer
• rambler
• rover
• loiterer
• hobo
• stroller
• maunderer
• passenger
• straggler
• sojourner
• sightseer
• laggard
• tramp
• lingerer
• bum
• migrant
• transient
• vagrant
• ambler
• saunterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• dweller
• inhabitant
• homebody
• settler
• denizen
• habitant

gadabout

3 of 3

adjective

as in peripatetic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peripatetic
• ambulatory
• galavanting
• ambulant
• sauntering
• footloose
• tramp
• traveling
• walking
• nomadic
• vagabond
• meandering
• travelling
• itinerant
• wayfaring
• gallivanting
• rambling
• roving
• vagrant
• strolling
• drifting
• fiddle-footed
• roaming
• traipsing
• peregrine
• wandering
• ranging
• errant
• fugitive
• migratory
• migrant
• mobile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• stationary
• immobile
• nonmigratory
• sedentary
• fixed
• nonmigrant
• established
• settled
• fast
• rooted
• set