vagrant

The word “vagrant” has 2 syllables: va-grant

It's pronounced as /ˈveɪɡrənt/

What is synonym and antonym for vagrant?

In the thesaurus, “vagrant” has 76 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vagrant along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for vagrant

ambulant
ambulatory
beggar
bindle stiff
bum
bummer
derelict
do-nothing
dodger
down-and-out
down-and-outer
drifter
drifting
drone
errant
floater
footloose
fugitive
galavanting
gallivanting
gamine
goldbrick
good-for-nothing
hobo
homeless person
idler
indigent
itinerant
lazybones
loafer
malingerer
meandering
mendicant
migrant
migratory
no-account
no-good
no-goodnik
nomad
nomadic
on the move
panhandler
pauper
perambulatory
peregrine
peripatetic
ragamuffin
rambling
ranging
roamer
roaming
rolling stone
roving
sauntering
shirker
slacker
slouch
slug
sluggard
stiff
street person
strolling
sundowner
swaggie
swagman
traipsing
tramp
transient
unhoused person
urchin
vagabond
waif
walking
wanderer
wandering
wayfaring

Antonyms for vagrant

fixed
immobile
motionless
nonmoving
settled
standing
static
stationary
still
success
winner

Meanings of vagrant

noun
1. A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
2. (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
3. Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
4. An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
adjective
1. Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
2. Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
3. Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.

Example Sentences

The small coastal town occasionally attracted a vagrant seeking refuge by the sea.
Late at night, a lone vagrant could be seen huddled near the warmth of the city's subway grates.
The old barn became a makeshift shelter for the wandering vagrant seeking a place to rest.
Residents of the quiet village were surprised to discover a friendly vagrant camping in the nearby woods.
The urban park provided a temporary haven for the weary vagrant, who found solace beneath the towering trees.

On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vagrant, such as: ambulant, ambulatory, beggar, bindle stiff, bum, bummer, derelict.

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