gallivanted

verb

variants also galavanted
Definition of gallivantednext
past tense of gallivant
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallivanted
  1. wandered
  2. roamed
  3. floated
Verb
  • And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • For the past 12 months our photographers have roamed hotel rooms, celebrity homes and even hideaways of the Hollywood Bowl in search of transcendent shots of Hollywood and arts figures in their element.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The mastodon, a distant relative of modern elephants, roamed the region thousands of years ago.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of roamed
Verb
  • While the San Francisco Giants have been floated as a potential threat to steal Alonso from the Mets, could the Seattle Mariners be another one?
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • One of the ideas floated in recent years has been to continue limiting the deduction but make the cap higher.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of floated
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