galivanting
Traipsing about frivolously
Galivanting means going about in search of pleasure or entertainment, often with a sense of carefree wandering or neglecting responsibilities.
The word carries mild disapproval—someone galivanting is having fun when perhaps they shouldn't be: She's off galivanting around Europe while we're stuck here working.
Also spelled gallivanting.
Long-winded and unfocused
- traipsingWalking idly about
- gaddingRoving idly for fun
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- saunteringWalking in unhurried manner
roving · drifting · strolling · ambling · flitting · globetrotting · vagabonding · gallivanter
Roving idly for fun
- flightyErratic and unreliable
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
capricious · impulsive · skittish · aimless · purposeless · indulgent · pleasure-seeking · dilettante
Cheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
breezy · untroubled · buoyant · merry · frolicsome · playful · whimsical · sprightly
Social revelry in progress
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- barhoppingSequential venue drinking
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
carousing · revelry · merrymaking · mingling · schmoozing · entertaining · hobnobbing · gadabout
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- traipsingWalking idly about
- gaddingRoving idly for fun
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
sauntering · roving · drifting · strolling · ambling · flitting · globetrotting · vagabonding · gallivanter · wayfaring
gadding
Roving idly for fun
- flightyErratic and unreliable
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
giddy · capricious · impulsive · skittish · aimless · purposeless · indulgent · pleasure-seeking · dilettante · time-wasting
lighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
easygoing · breezy · untroubled · buoyant · merry · frolicsome · playful · whimsical · sprightly · jaunty
partying
Social revelry in progress
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- barhoppingSequential venue drinking
clubbing · carousing · revelry · merrymaking · mingling · schmoozing · entertaining · hobnobbing · gadabout · scene
galivantingworking
In active function
toiling · laboring · commuting · running errands · mission-driven
galivantingstaying home
Not going out
buckling down · knuckling down · settling down · nose to the grindstone · homemaking
galivantingstaying put
Remaining in place
staying in · sitting still · nesting · hunkering down · settling in
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