Synonyms of peripatetic

peripatetic

adjective

ˌper-ə-pə-ˈte-tik 

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place

a peripatetic reporter for a cable news network

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peripatetic

Once a week, some combination of me, Juli, Josh, K.C., S.K., and Suzie walked the streets and rode the subways like peripatetic monks of a dying order. —Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025

Blending biography and criticism, Plunkett shows how the circumstances of Frost’s peripatetic life gave rise to some of his most successful poems. —Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025

Gail Crowther takes us on tours of the places that shaped Parker’s peripatetic times in Hollywood, where stars gathered in a decadent community. —Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025

Kimberly Lovato is a freelance writer, author, traveler, Francophile, and champagne lover with a peripatetic soul. —Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025

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