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单词 nomadic
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nomadic

adjective

no·​mad·​ic nō-ˈma-dik How to pronounce nomadic (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
a nomadic tribe
nomadic herders
2
: roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern of movement
a nomadic hobo

Synonyms

  • ambulant
  • ambulatory
  • errant
  • fugitive
  • gallivanting
  • galavanting
  • itinerant
  • nomad
  • perambulatory
  • peregrine
  • peripatetic
  • ranging
  • roaming
  • roving
  • vagabond
  • vagrant
  • wandering
  • wayfaring
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Example Sentences

raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nomadic

adjective

no·​mad·​ic nō-ˈma-dik How to pronounce nomadic (audio)
1
: characteristic of or being a nomad or group of nomads
nomadic herders
a nomadic lifestyle
2
: roaming about from place to place
nomadic wolves

nomadic

adjective

as in nomad
traveling from place to place raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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