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
• mill (about or around)
• meander
• ramble
• bat
• kick around
• traipse
• gallivant
• saunter
• mooch
• amble
• maunder
• dawdle
• mope
• stray
• tramp
• straggle
• vagabond
• hobo

gadabout

2 of 3

noun

ˈga-də-ˌbau̇t 

as in nomad

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

gadabout

3 of 3

adjective

as in peripatetic

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gad (about)

Noun

The wild career of David Johansen — New York Dolls frontman, punk gadabout, occasional actor, and Buster Poindexter portrayer — will be the focus of an upcoming documentary co-directed by Martin Scorsese. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023

For those of us who won’t be joining in the sybaritic excursion, Matches is bringing the Riviera gadabout vibes to all with capsule collections of women’s, men’s and home products curated by Sciò and Rabensteiner. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 5 May 2022

But a linesman stepped in and prevented the gadabout angler from bringing in the catch. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2021

Writer, comedian, and social gadabout Lucas Murphy sits down with friends and contemporaries to solve the New York Times crossword puzzle. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2020

So, a solar charging system fits perfectly with your gadabout persona. — The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2020

Simon is so reserved that even his live-in girlfriend (an egregiously underused Olivia Thirlby) has given up on him; Trevor is a kooky gadabout who’d be right at home trading druggy celebrity anecdotes with Oliver Putnam. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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