gallivant vs roam

gallivant and roam both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gallivant	No	No	Yes	No
roam	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, roam is a hypernym of gallivant; that is, roam is a word with a broader meaning than gallivant:

gallivant: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
roam: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Other hypernyms of gallivant include cast, drift, ramble, range, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander.

gallivant (verb)	roam (verb)
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment