Nomadic and Sedentary

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Nomadic adjective - Traveling from place to place.

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Sedentary is an antonym for nomadic.

Nearby Words: nomad, nomadism

Sedentary adjective - Requiring sitting or little activity.

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Nomadic is an antonym for sedentary.

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