Migratory synonyms

mī'grə-tôr'ē

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seasonal
Of, characteristic of, or depending on the season or seasons
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nomadic
The definition of nomadic is a person or people who are part of a tribe or group that moves from place to place without a permanent home.
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transient
(Philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
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impermanent
Not permanent; not lasting; fleeting; temporary
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emigrating
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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immigrating
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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passing-over
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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like birds of passage
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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in a flyway
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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shifting
Given to moving; said especially of transient labor
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changing
Given to moving; said especially of transient labor
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unsettled
Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
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casual
Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional:
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roving
Wandering freely.
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wandering
Wandering describes a person or thing that moves from place to place.
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tramp
Given to moving; said especially of transient labor
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vagrant
Living the life of a vagabond or tramp
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on-the-move
Changing location
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local (antonym)
(Computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.
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hibernating (antonym)
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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nonmigratory (antonym)
Not migratory; that does not migrate.
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permanent (antonym)
The definition of permanent is someone or something that is supposed to last for a very long time.
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steady (antonym)
Slow.
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settled (antonym)
Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
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temporary (related)
Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of permanence.
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mobile
Capable of moving or of being moved readily from place to place:
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moving
Arousing or stirring the emotions or feelings; esp., arousing pathos
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migrant
Migrating; migratory
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migrational
Of or pertaining to migration.
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transmigratory
Of, pertaining to, or undergoing transmigration, as between places.
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itinerant
Traveling from place to place, especially to perform work or a duty:
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move (related)
Moving from one habitat to another on a seasonal basis
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flyway (related)
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salmonids (related)
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waterfowl (related)
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waterbird (related)
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ground-nesting (related)
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nearctic (related)
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salmonid (related)
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here for the winter
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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arrived for the summer
Having fixed habits of migration; said especially of birds
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Find another word for migratory. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for migratory, like: seasonal, nomadic, transient, impermanent, emigrating, immigrating, passing-over, like birds of passage, in a flyway, shifting and changing.
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Migratory Sentence Examples

  • Females are more migratory than males.

  • Northern Alberta and the region farther north is the nesting-ground of the migratory birds.

  • Of birds there are more than 200 indigenous species, it is said, and migratory species are also numerous.

  • Many tribes in the south-west seem to be migratory.

  • Being now twenty-one years of age, Abraham hired himself to Denton Offutt, a migratory trader and storekeeper then of Sangamon county, and he helped Offutt to build a flatboat and float it down the Sangamon, Illinois and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans.

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