WAYFARING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

wayfaring

adjective

Definition of wayfaring

as in nomadic

traveling from place to place a wayfaring folksinger

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Recent Examples of wayfaring Deep into the ‘world’s last great wilderness‘ In the Nordics, where the wayfaring culture—foraging and getting back to nature—is a lifestyle, luxury lodges have opened up in a flurry. — Michelle Tchea, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026 The Last of the Mohicans Set in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War, this historical novel follows the escapades of wayfaring Natty Bumppo and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 With the start of the 2026 growing season inching closer, many seasoned gardeners of ornamental perennial and flower beds may be interested in expanding their horizons, venturing into the wonderful, wayfaring, wistful world of vegetable gardening. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 An analysis of a quarry containing unfinished statues showed how wayfaring Polynesians created the massive stone heads found across Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025

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Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Some are cousins of the Belâawane family and many, like our head mule handler, Zaïd Oukhazaid, have reluctantly abandoned their nomadic ways for permanent village life for a variety of reasons, including climate change.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

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