VAGABOND Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈva-gə-ˌbänd

Definition of vagabond

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

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as in nomad

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination after they retired, the couple bought an RV and became footloose vagabonds

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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

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Recent Examples of vagabond

Noun

Long the purview of vagabond surfers, its coastline is peppered with small towns, like Venao, Guanico, and Cambutal, that are in various stages of being reshaped by bohemian expats. — David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2025 There are no talking-head interviews putting addiction into a moral context, nor are there romanticized vagabonds. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025

Adjective

The coaches are no different—and have been vagabond for longer. — Max Olson, The Athletic, 12 July 2024 There are records of albatrosses spending decades living as vagabond singletons in the wrong hemisphere, Lees said. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021

Verb

The jam band scene – long reigned over by groups like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band – exploded in the Nineties as newer artists like Phish and Widespread Panic began filling arenas and fomenting their own rabid vagabonding fanbases. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025 In 1978, Wenner sold the magazine to Larry Burke, a young man from Chicago who had spent a chunk of his twenties vagabonding around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vagabond

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagabond

Noun

Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Schneider plays David, a reticent young man with the soulful-hobo air of a Beat poet, who makes a living as an events photographer but whose private passion is a secretive lifelong project, inherited from his father, documenting the changing Parisian suburbs.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026

Definition of hobo

Noun

The titular nomad needed, perhaps, an actor with a little more mischief and roguishness to sell his transformation from conman to folk hero (Harrison Ford, 55 at the time, may have been a good alternative).

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 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

Definition of nomad

Adjective

Visit generations-old nomadic families and experience one of the world’s last great wildernesses in the Gobi Desert.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The latest edition of Manifesta, the nomadic European biennial, is on view until October 4 this year, examining the legacy of post-war religious buildings.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 July 2026

Definition of nomadic

Noun

Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2026
So disguised as a beggar, Odysseus shows up at his palace, and he is not treated very nicely by the suitors who have camped out in his house.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of beggar

Noun

For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.

— Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Weston loved to ‘embed himself in different cultures’ Weston’s mother, Nancy Higginbotham, described him as an ardent protector of the environment and a wanderer who loved to travel and enjoy nature.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

Definition of wanderer

Noun

Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 June 2026

Definition of bum

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Advanced laser treatments have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the global beauty tourism market as travelers increasingly seek specialized aesthetic care abroad.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Another measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, in a traveler who arrived at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in early July, health authorities said.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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