Synonyms of vagabond

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adjective

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

a vagabond group of entertainers that performed in rough-and-tumble mining towns

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

vagabond

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noun

ˈva-gə-ˌbänd 

1

as in hobo

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

be wary of the vagabonds in that corner of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hobo
• beggar
• tramp
• bum
• vagrant
• transient
• swagman
• swaggie
• drifter
• derelict
• mendicant
• roamer
• sundowner
• bindle stiff
• dodger
• bummer
• panhandler
• waif
• ragamuffin
• urchin
• shirker
• slacker
• malingerer
• stiff
• gamine

2

as in gypsy

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

after they retired, the couple bought an RV and became footloose vagabonds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gypsy
• traveller
• nomad
• wanderer
• traveler
• drifter
• wayfarer
• bird of passage
• gadabout
• roamer
• knockabout
• rambler
• rover
• hobo
• maunderer
• sojourner
• stroller
• loiterer
• straggler
• passenger
• laggard
• migrant
• tramp
• sightseer
• lingerer
• bum
• vagrant
• transient
• ambler
• saunterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• inhabitant
• dweller
• homebody
• settler
• denizen
• habitant

vagabond

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verb

as in to gypsy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gypsy
• hobo
• tramp
• mill (about or around)
• mope
• dawdle
• stroll
• saunter
• amble
• stray
• straggle
• roam
• rove
• wander
• knock (about)
• meander
• gallivant
• drift
• galavant
• float
• traipse
• gad (about)
• ramble
• mooch
• bat
• cruise
• range
• maunder
• kick around

Examples of vagabond in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Spoiler alert: The Glass Castle, in theaters now and based on journalist Jeannette Walls’ 2005 best-selling memoir about her vagabond childhood, boasts one of the most unexpected, triumphant, hide-under-your-couch scenes in recent film history. —Justine Harman, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2017

Noun

There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds. —Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024

Ripley follows Tom Ripley (Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024

Verb