Synonyms of nomads

nomads

noun

plural of nomad

as in wanderers

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

after college she became quite the nomad, backpacking through Europe with no particular destination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wanderers
• travelers
• drifters
• wayfarers
• birds of passage
• roamers
• vagabonds
• rovers
• strollers
• ramblers
• knockabouts
• passengers
• sojourners
• maunderers
• stragglers
• migrants
• gadabouts
• hoboes
• laggards
• loiterers
• lingerers
• sightseers
• tramps
• bums
• transients
• vagrants
• amblers
• saunterers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhabitants
• residents
• settlers
• dwellers
• homebodies
• denizens
• habitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nomads

View gallery - 9 images With its modest length of just 6 m (20 ft), the Mini tiny house could be a good fit for would-be nomads. — Adam Williams july 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Who co-living is actually for The stereotype of co-living as a landing pad for laptop-toting nomads no longer holds. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

The documents included long and complicated legal or technical language in Chinese, some of which was orally translated into Tibetan during the signing, because many nomads who are heads of households and more than 40 years old can’t read either Chinese or Tibetan. — Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

According to researcher Valery Kolchenko, head of the Kyrgyz contingent, while the city may have already been abandoned by then, the region’s population changed drastically following the earthquake, with medieval settlers being replaced by nomads. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026

Using advanced sensors and robotic manipulation, these nuclear nomads can perform inspections and repairs that previously required massive protective gear and strict time limits. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026

Under the Zagros Mountains outside Shiraz, a family of Iranian nomads and their reticent sons investigate the disappearance of twelve sheep while navigating their flock through the modern city of poets in this dreamy documentary. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026