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gad (about)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gad (about)

to move about from place to place aimlessly
  • He gads about town every Saturday, visiting with various shopkeepers and locals.
Synonyms of gad (about)

bat, cruise, drift, float, gallivant (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, mooch, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander
Words Related to gad (about)

amble, saunter, stroll

dawdle, mope

gypsy, hobo, tramp, vagabond

mill (about or around)

straggle, stray

gadabout

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gadabout

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 of gadabout

drifter, gypsy, maunderer, nomad, rambler, roamer, rover, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer
Words Related to gadabout

laggard, straggler

lingerer, loiterer, sojourner

bum, hobo, tramp

sightseer, traveler (or traveller)

migrant, transient, vagrant

ambler, saunterer
Near Antonyms of gadabout

homebody

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, resident, settler

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