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

In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped. — Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

The Danish Algerian songwriter’s peripatetic new album pulls up at the bustling crossroads of the electroclash comeback and the contemporary Scandinavian school. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026

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

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

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