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locomote vs wander

wander vs locomote

locomote and wander both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
locomote No No Yes No
wander No No Yes No
As verbs, wander is a hyponym of locomote; that is, wander is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than locomote:
  • locomote: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • wander: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Other hyponyms of locomote include circulate, go around, spread, carry, ease, whish, float, swap, seek, whine, fly, ride, come, ghost, betake oneself, overfly, pass over, travel, wend, do, raft, get about, get around, repair, resort, cruise, journey, travel, come, come up, round, trundle, push, travel purposefully, swing, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, take the air, walk, meander, thread, weave, wind, forge, spirt, spurt, crawl, creep, scramble, slide, slither, roll, wheel, glide, bounce, jounce, breeze, be adrift, blow, drift, float, play, float, swim, swim, walk, move around, turn, circle, slice into, slice through, drift, err, stray, run, step, drive, motor, automobile, ski, fly, wing, steam, steamer, tram, taxi, ferry, caravan, ride, sit, prance, swim, arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise, ascend, go up, come down, descend, fall, go down, fall, crank, zigzag, follow, travel along, advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, retrograde, continue, go forward, move ahead, proceed, back, pan, follow, lead, precede, follow, pursue, return, derail, jump, flock, accompany, billow, circulate, circle, angle, pass, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by, hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip, speed, zoom, drive, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, shack, trail, shuttle, hiss, whoosh, whisk, career, circuit, lance, go around, outflank, propagate, draw, change, transfer, swash, pace, step, tread, step, hurtle, retreat, whistle, island hop, plough, plow, lurch, sift, fall, drag, run, bang, precess, move around, travel, ride, snowshoe, beetle.
locomote (verb) wander (verb)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 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
Difference between locomote and wander

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