gallivant vs wander

gallivant and wander both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

gallivant (verb)	wander (verb)
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
	go via an indirect route or at no set pace
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage