Find the word that fits

Vagabond: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Vagabond

Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.

83 useful connections shown 42 reviewed relationships and 41 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Verb group 8

Drift 84% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Drift 84% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Err 84% connected

To wander; to roam; to stray.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Err 84% connected

To wander; to roam; to stray.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Stray 84% connected

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Stray 84% connected

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Wander 84% connected

To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Wander 84% connected

To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet groups these verbs by closely related meaning.

Narrower term 3

Beachcomber 76% connected

Open the dictionary entry to review the exact meaning.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Bum 76% connected

The buttock.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Tramp 76% connected

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Manner of action 3

Gad 76% connected

The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Gallivant 76% connected

To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Maunder 76% connected

To beg.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related verb as a more specific manner of this action.

Broader term 7

Go 76% connected

Gone.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Object 76% connected

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Roamer 76% connected

One who roams; a wanderer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Rover 76% connected

One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Wanderer 76% connected

One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 4

Drift 74% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Drift 74% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Vagabondage 74% connected

The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of wandering about in idleness; vagrancy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Vagabondage 74% connected

The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of wandering about in idleness; vagrancy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 17

Aimless 92% connected

Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cast 92% connected

of Cast

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Drift 92% connected

A driving; a violent movement.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Drifting 92% connected

of Drift

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Floater 92% connected

One who floats or swims.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Floating 92% connected

of Float

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ramble 92% connected

To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ra…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Range 92% connected

To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Roam 92% connected

To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Roll 92% connected

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rootless 92% connected

Destitute of roots.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Rove 92% connected

of Reeve

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Stray 92% connected

To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Swan 92% connected

Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and stro…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tramp 92% connected

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vagrant 92% connected

Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wander 92% connected

To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.