Synonyms of peripatetic

peripatetic

adjective

ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tik 

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomadic
• nomad
• itinerant
• peregrine
• ambulatory
• roving
• roaming
• migrant
• ambulant
• wandering
• ranging
• wayfaring
• on the move
• vagrant
• vagabond
• errant
• perambulatory
• migratory
• fugitive
• gallivanting
• walking
• footloose
• rambling
• meandering
• drifting
• sauntering
• strolling
• traipsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• static
• stationary
• settled
• standing
• immobile
• motionless
• nonmoving
• still

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peripatetic

Empower has also advised veteran former Manchester United and Portugal midfielder Nani throughout a career that has included spells in the United States, Australia, Italy, Turkey and a return to his homeland in its peripatetic latter years. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

Ghirelli, 45, has had a peripatetic career. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Skye and Billy’s progenitors, by contrast, are revealed to have been free-spirited and independent-minded people who simply left out lots of their complicated, peripatetic story. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

In the 36 years since then, she’s been on six different treatments and — despite multiple relapses with symptoms ranging from blurred vision to migraines and memory loss — has enjoyed a peripatetic life with Fox, traveling around the country and the world and cherishing every moment together. — Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025

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