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vagabond Synonyms

Another word for vagabond

Choosing another word for vagabond depends on context, so the 28 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home or regular employment.

Usage Example

"After graduating, he spent two years as a vagrant, backpacking across Europe and taking odd jobs."

Strongest
vagrant
drifter
wanderer
Strong
nomad
tramp
hobo
itinerant
rover
wayfarer
rolling stone

• adjective (Context 2)

Having no settled home; wandering from place to place or leading a nomadic lifestyle.

Usage Example

"The folk singer embraced a vagrant existence, performing in small cafes across the country."

Strongest
vagrant
itinerant
nomadic
Strong
wandering
roaming
roving
footloose
wayfaring

• noun (Context 3)

An idle, disreputable, or worthless person; a rascal.

Usage Example

"In the Victorian novel, the strict magistrate dismissed the accused man as a shiftless rascal."

Strong
rascal
rogue
scoundrel
ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing
knave

• verb (Context 4)

To wander or travel about with no fixed destination or permanent home.

Usage Example

"They vagabonded through South America for six months with little more than a tent and two backpacks."

Strongest
wander
roam
Strong
rove
drift
ramble
gad about

Opposites of vagabond

The opposite of vagabond shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

settled
settle
sedentary
settle down
homebody
stationary
resident
settler
See all opposites of vagabond

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Vagabond. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/vagabond
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