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roam vs gallivant

gallivant vs roam

roam and gallivant both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roam No No Yes No
gallivant No No Yes No
As verbs, gallivant is a hyponym of roam; that is, gallivant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roam:
  • roam: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • gallivant: wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
Other hyponyms of roam include maunder, gad, jazz around.
roam (verb) gallivant (verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
Difference between roam and gallivant

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