PERAMBULATORY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

perambulatory

adjective

Definition of perambulatory

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place perambulatory groups of protesters were all over the city during the political convention

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The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
From nomadic migrations to geek culture, many of the works seek to record and archive changing relations to place and community, not only in Doha but across the Gulf region.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of nomadic

Adjective

Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
New this season are nomad-style cooking workshops, starlit movies for younger campers, and sunrise hawk walks.

— Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Definition of nomad

Adjective

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
North Carolina has exempted ambulatory surgery centers in larger counties and continues to debate broader repeal.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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