Synonyms of vagrants

vagrants

noun

plural of vagrant

1

as in beggars

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

vagrants sleeping in cardboard boxes on the sidewalk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beggars
• hoboes
• tramps
• bums
• vagabonds
• transients
• derelicts
• swagmen
• drifters
• sundowners
• swaggies
• mendicants
• panhandlers
• bummers
• bindle stiffs
• roamers
• dodgers
• waifs
• urchins
• shirkers
• ragamuffins
• stiffs
• slackers
• malingerers
• gamines

2

as in bums

an idle worthless person

the vagrants who are a familiar sight at the city's bus terminal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bums
• beggars
• derelicts
• hoboes
• dodgers
• no-goods
• slackers
• no-accounts
• no-goodniks
• good-for-nothings
• tramps
• drifters
• vagabonds
• transients
• ne'er-do-wells
• panhandlers
• waifs
• roamers
• do-nothings
• urchins
• paupers
• shirkers
• idlers
• ragamuffins
• indigents
• sundowners
• loafers
• sluggards
• down-and-outs
• slugs
• goldbricks
• lazybones
• drones
• slouches
• gamines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• successes
• winners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vagrants

Across the planet, most populations of monarch butterflies—in Spain, in Hawaii—are likely descended from vagrants that veered off the Mexico migration path. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

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

Beggars and vagrants were a common sight. — Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025

Indeed, a study of early 19th-century court records found that in Philadelphia, nearly half of those convicted as vagrants were African American — a figure wildly disproportionate to the city’s minority Black population. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025