VAGRANT Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of vagrant

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place bands of vagrant children in the streets of the impoverished city

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vagrant

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noun

ˈvā-grənt

as in beggar

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living vagrants sleeping in cardboard boxes on the sidewalk

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as in bum

an idle worthless person the vagrants who are a familiar sight at the city's bus terminal

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Recent Examples of vagrant

Adjective

Because of its rare appearance in the Northern Hemisphere, many birders are flocking to catch a glimpse of the vagrant gull. — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2025 The vagrant bird could have wandered off course in search of other members of its species or it may have been displaced by extreme weather, ornithology experts told the outlet. — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

Noun

Sadly, the reason bus shelters are disappearing is that the city does not wish to provide seating for homeless people or other kinds of vagrants who may congregate there. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026 One mask depicts a frowning hobo with a 5 o'clock shadow that represents the aforementioned vagrant. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vagrant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vagrant

Adjective

With that kind of schedule, the Marvel star must maintain somewhat of a nomadic lifestyle.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
But his nomadic lifestyle was not some monastic attempt to avoid selling out.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nomadic

Noun

Even Keanu Reeves dealt with a bum knee on the first John Wick — and, for that matter, throughout much of the franchise.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bum

Noun

Moving Indoors in the Cold Spiders such as cellar spiders, wolf spiders, and hobo spiders move indoors as the weather cools—just like many other insects.

— Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026
That deal includes handbags, fashion backpacks, hobos, totes, crossbody bags, sling bags, satchels, duffel bags and boot bags, along with belts, wallets, wristlets, passport cases and key chains.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hobo

Noun

One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tramp

Noun

Anyway, no longer satisfied with making sure that the theatrical trains run on time, Anna is a national parks vagabond, going from job to job, never laying down roots.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
His divorces ultimately left him scrambling for stability and turned him into a kind of moneyed vagabond, living out of suitcases.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of vagabond

Noun

Eric Anderson said the man was a transient known to the agency and was found unconscious Sunday afternoon near the park’s south entrance off Katella Avenue.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Adults’s Gen-Z characters tend to see their comforts as transient, their identities as mutable, and seriousness as an annoying obligation, all of which the second season pokes at a bit.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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