Synonyms of migratory

migratory

adjective

ˈmī-grə-ˌtȯr-ē 

as in migrant

having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis

most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers

migratory birds heading south for the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• migrant
• nomadic
• travelling
• traveling
• peregrine
• mobile
• itinerant
• peripatetic
• vagrant
• roaming
• roving
• tramp
• vagabond
• ranging
• wayfaring
• ambulatory
• wandering
• errant
• ambulant
• walking
• fugitive
• meandering
• sauntering
• footloose
• drifting
• galavanting
• strolling
• rambling
• gadabout
• gallivanting
• traipsing
• fiddle-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• stationary
• nonmigratory
• immobile
• nonmigrant
• fixed
• sedentary
• established
• fast
• settled
• rooted
• set

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of migratory

The natural area at Park 566 provides habitat for migratory birds. —Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024

The money that is being raised will be used for human-wildlife coexistence projects and to protect migratory animals through the nonprofit the Elephant Family. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024

Hector Cordero from Spain won the award with his story about the impact of light and glass on migratory birds. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Leopold told of a river meandering toward the Sea of Cortez and creating a verdant paradise for migratory birds and local species including quail and jaguars, a wilderness far removed from the booming American Southwest in image if not in distance. —Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024